Wing Chun (1994)
Reviewed by: spinali on 1999-12-08
Summary: NULL
Yim Wing Chun (Michelle Yeoh) dresses like a man, makes the best stinky bean curd in town, and can beat up just about anybody to the consistency of tofu; her spendthrift sister is a master of the abacus, but a little less cute; and troubles erupt when they save a pretty young widow named Charming from selling herself into a life of dishonor. Now that she works at Wing Chun's stinky bean curd shack, everybody lines up just for a look at the girl, though suitors like scholar Leung Po To are a little confused about her relationship with her employers, if you know what I mean. Roving bandits are the town's greatest concern, though, and after Wing Chun rips off the second chieftain's penis, the bandit king decides she's the girl for him. No matter how violent the action, nobody gets killed, and the action is so bright and good-humored that it's hard to take things too seriously. Major battles include Wing Chun as a shadow-fighter for the hapless scholar; later, her twirling a flat of bean cake against a mystified martial arts master; and her battle against the bandit chief while balanced on an iron pole. Thoroughly enjoyable; it's one of the few Michelle Yeoh films where her good humor and charm really have a chance to shine through.

(3/4)



[Reviewed by Steve Spinali]
Reviewer Score: 7