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See this movie as a precursor to Yen's Ballistic Kiss
I would like to say that I liked this film, because I like Donnie Yen and I love martial arts films. Yen's first directorial effort, however, fails to capture his true abilities as an actor and martial artist. The plot is simple. An older Yen reflects, through flashbacks, on a past where he returns to a village where his forgotten sweetheart lives. She recognizes him, though he has amnesia, and rekindles their relationship. Meanwhile, Yen is pursued by a group of bandits that eventually kidnap his girlfriend. This leads to fight scenes that are so blurry and speeded up that it is hard to tell who is hitting whom. That is where this film really fails, the build up to the action scenes leaves the viewer disappointed with the way they are filmed. To Yen's credit, he was attempting to add a freshness to a genre that has existed for many years, and even though it failed, his later effort Ballistic Kiss, is a beautiful film that does what I think this film meant to. It is very similar to Wong Kar Wai's Fallen Angels, in the way it depicts the violence and loneliness of a hitman lost in a world that doesn't understand him. I recommend seeing Legend of the Wolf and then seeing Ballistic Kiss to see how Yen has grown as an actor and martial artist.

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great hand fight
The over all fight scenes are not bad in this movie. For the most part in the movie the camera is so closed that it spoils the fights. If you watch the fight scens with some extra attention - the hand fights are very fast and beuatiful. The filming and the way the story is presented is not that good. It has lots of annoying flash backs which get you nowhere in the story. I wish they made a second part for this movie where Donnie Yen is old yet a strong and expeirenced martial artist.

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Donnie Yen should be commended for this gem...
This movie has been criticized excessively by many for being too different from the usual martial arts genre. Indeed, if you enjoyed Iron Monkey and are looking for something similar in a Donnie Yen film, such as people precisely executing each martial arts technique, pausing deliberately after several exchanges of punches and kicks, and sometimes even yelling out the name for a particular move, Legend of the Wolf may not be the movie for you.

Not all the criticisms are justified. Unlike Yen's previous masterpiece which showcases his finest skills as a martial artist, Legend of theWolf exhibits a remarkable combination of raw energy and artistic elegance, and this movie is nothing short of spectacular. Like Yen's subsequent effort, Ballistic Kiss, Legend of the Wolf has excellent cinematography, wonderful camera work, good music in addition to its kinetic if somewhat disorienting actions, which suit the film's dark mood perfectly. Look beyond the norm of martial arts genre, you may find this film interesting to watch, and may even find yourself wowed by its power and beauty.