Film199390 min

Iron Monkey

Name: Iron Monkey
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Yu Rongguang, Donnie Yen, Jean Wang, Angie Tsang Sze-Man, Yen Shi-Kwan

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramamartial artsfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, emotionally cool crime drama, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like easy over intense.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 204 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Iron Monkey is a Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood. Corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit. The arrival of an evil Shaolin monk, brings the physician and Iron Monkey together to battle the corrupt government.

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