The Scripture with No Words
(1996)
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Reviewed by:
kurama_tengu on 2002-06-16
Summary:
Campy Take-Off....Mixed Results
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I can best describe "The Scripture With No Words" as one-part "Raiders of the Lost Ark", one-part "Big Trouble in Little China", and one-part "Murder, She Wrote"....well sort of. What results is a confusing, silly action-comedy that only at times is entertaining.
Jet Li plays an author of a popular series of books surrounding the character "King of Adventurers". With a pending divorce from his wife(Rosemund Kwan), Li gets writer's block and his creativity comes to a halt. With the help of assistants Takeshi Kaneshiro and Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei, they help him to finish his latest adventure.
That is where the simplicity ends. The adventure begins to show a parallel to Li's own personal life. Each character is represented in some way in the written accolades. Kwan is depicted as Japanese villainess set on making life difficult for Li's "King of Adventurers" character.
The movie goes back and forth from reality to pulp with mixed results. The fight scenes are very far-out, but are acceptable because of "King of Adventurers'" hero status. I enjoyed Li's use of many pen-based weapons, echoing the character's occupation as an author.
What should have been done with this feature is to stick with the "King of Adventurers" character and forget about the troubled author storyline. They could have created an Indiana Jones-style series of movies had they chosen to do so. Instead, we get a cheesy mix of storylines that may leave even the greatest of Jet Li fans asking "why?". Recommended only for those great Jet Li fans. [6/10]
Reviewer Score: 6
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