China · 2012
1h 40m
Director Stephen Fung
Starring Xiaochao Yuan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Eddie Peng, AngelaBaby
Genre Action, Adventure
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Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by
As the middle part of a proposed trilogy, Tai Chi Hero may ultimately look better in light of its own sequel (which, based on the evidence here, will double-down on the steampunk stuff), but now, its pitched battle between silliness and solemnity feels like a split decision.
The New York Times by Andy Webster
Tai Chi Hero merely fills the eye, offering little that stays with you.
A sporadically engaging martial-arts extravaganza that looks even better compared with its predecessor, last year’s borderline-insufferable “Tai Chi Zero.”
Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
There's still a nagging, cartoonish emptiness — and a trilogy-ending installment still to come.
This sequel is sluggish and rote where its predecessor was aggressively perky and desperate to please...Tai Chi Hero is more Tai Chi Business as Usual.
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