Review of Iceman (2014) by Steve W — 20 Mar 2015
Juvenile unfunny humour is what drags Iceman down from being an ambitious action blockbuster to a weird tonal shifting mess. Notorious for being so over budget that they had to split it into two movies, Iceman is a remake of the Iceman Cometh, a fun martial arts concept about rivals in Ancient China becoming thawed out and adjusting to modern life.
Donnie Yen's Iceman is a bit different, with more plot lines and characters. On his trail are two trained childhood friends who think he is a traitor, and a dogged and corrupt police commissioner.
Iceman has two decent fight scenes, one in a night club and the final climax on the bridge. Its the childish and ridiculous humour that really bogs the film down, such as He Ying taking a dump in the middle of action scene, and the poop becomes an explosive turd (seriously, I shit you not).
Despite the decent fight choreography, Iceman fails to deliver a decent story because it ends on a cliffhanger, since its divided into two parts. Hopefully part 2 will bring things together, because this movie stinks.
This review of Iceman (2014) was written by Steve W on 20 Mar 2015.
Iceman has generally received negative reviews.
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