Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

  • Released: 2021-09-01
  • Runtime: 132 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Stars: Simu Liu, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Awkwafina, Zhang Meng'er, Fala Chen, Michelle Yeoh, Yuen Wah, Ben Kingsley, Florian Munteanu, Andy Le, Paul He, Jayden Tianyi Zhang, Elodie Fong, Arnold Sun, Stephanie Hsu, Kunal Dudheker, Tsai Chin, Jodi Long, Dallas Liu, Ronny Chieng, Daniel Liu, Stella Ye, Fernando Chien, Michael-Anthony Taylor, Zach Cherry, Raymond Ma, Lau Ga-Yung, Johnny Carr, Harmonie He, Lydia Sarks, Dee Bradley Baker, Benedict Wong, Tim Roth, Mark Ruffalo, Brie Larson, David Chea, Bingchen Ye, Jade Xu
  • Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
 Comments
  • Hammerfan_06 - 5 June 2024
    MCU entry that's different from the Rest
    Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a refreshing story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with some of the best action I have seen. While some marvel movies have recently become to generic and fit the same formula, Shang Chi is a bit similar in that regard, but it is a lot better than the others. The special effects are brilliant and the action is plentiful and keeps you on the edge of your seat. However, the finale was a bit disappointing compared to just how good the rest of the movie is. Overall, Shang Chi is an excellent addition to the MCU, with a great cast, breathtaking action sequences and stunning visuals and I would say this is one of the better marvel films in the past 5 years!
  • AlsExGal - 29 December 2023
    Suffers a bit from the typical Disney-izing you see these days
    Shang-Chi is a hotel parking valet who reveals he's a martial-arts expert when he is attacked by thugs aboard a bus. He and buddy Katy head to the mysterious East to find his sister Xialing (Meng'er Zhang) in order to deal with their father Wenwu (Tony Leung Chiu-wai). Their journey leads to a village guarded by a bamboo forest, where Disney decided that what a martial-arts movie needed most was animatronic flying lions and dragons.

    Up until then this was a respectful updating of a non-PC Marvel comic book from the 1970s that was originally supposed to be based on TV's Kung Fu. Rights unavailable, it was instead based on Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu, who's even more non-PC today. For those in the know Wenwu is actually The Mandarin, although all this background is rendered invisible by the Marvel factory gloss.

    What's left are some excellent action sequences that evoke Jackie Chan's Golden Harvest era (the film is dedicated to Brad Allan, 2nd Unit director, supervising stunt coordinator, and a member of Jackie Chan's Stunt Team), nice comic interplay between Liu and Awkwafina, a few Marvel cameos, a wondrous turn by Michelle Yeoh in the third act, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, following the path of award-winning supervillains like Jeff Bridges and Sir Ben Kingsley. Leung is the best Hong Kong actor of his generation, and he brings nuance and gravity to a film that doesn't ultimately deserve it.