Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)

 

I enjoyed the first one, but the second wasn't that great. There were some cool fight scenes, but the plot was lame. No creativity. 

Rating: D+

Fulltime Killer (Chuen Zik Saat Sau) (2001)

 

While the story was convoluted at times, the camera work and action sequences were top notch. Ripe for a Hollywood remake. 

Rating: C

Ip Man (2008)

I didn’t realize this Chinese martial arts movie was based on a real man. To be fair, most of the story is complete fiction. In many regards it acts as a Chinese propaganda film. The Japanese aren’t exactly painted in a positive way. Despite its faults, the fight scenes are quite competent and make Ip Man bearable to watch.

Rating: C

Exiled (Fong Juk) (2006)

I allowed my interest in Macao to sucker me into renting this Chinese gangster film. Unfortunately the slow moving and somewhat confusing plot never delivered the goods. It's merely one exploding bag of artificial blood after another.

Rating: D