I really enjoyed this one. The humor, the characters, the silliness (it goes too far at times but I'm fine with that), the pacing, the simple message; gotta love that. I have to admit that I normally don't enjoy Yuen Woo Ping's movies (even some of the comic ones) as much as I hope I would but DRUNKEN TAI CHI really stood out for me for many reasons. I feel there's something that he didn't quite grasp in most of his movies but he gets right few times in other movies. Despite the goofy and slap-sticky tone (I've seen worse than this though, even from Woo Ping himself), things here were more appreciating and there were many occasions where I was laughing and enjoying the jokes and situations. Yuen Woo Ping isn't flawless, of course, but he knows his comedy (it's up to the viewers to decide if the humor is good or bad). This, MISMATCHED COUPLES and TIGER CAGE II (all with Donnie Yen in them). They are something that defines his style and himself as a person.

Most of the fights here are quite basic as they don't stretch to anything imaginative like so many other old kung fu pieces from the past (this movie was one of the last movies that were made before the genre met its' end which might explain this) though they are highly fun to watch as we get to see Donnie unleash old school style of kung fu. But the most interesting aspect of the action is the fact that the style of action centers on the tai chi style. Woo Ping and his crew did a marvelous job making the tai chi look practical, convincing, powerful, and philosophical through the various training and dialogue scenes, and it doesn't better when Donnie Yen is the star of the movie (the way he adapts to any style on film makes him exceptional to arguably everyone in the Hong Kong film industry). The impact of these little touches are unmatched and, honestly, I haven't seen anything that comes close to the movie when it comes to that aspect (Woo Ping's THE TAI CHI MASTER could've been an equal if it weren't for the hideous wirework and undercranking).