THE PAPER TIGERS reviewed; in theaters, virtual cinema & on demand today, Friday, May 7th

Well Go USA

Entertainment
Presents

The Paper Tigers
Written and directed by Tran Quoc Bao
Starring Alain Uy (True Detective), Ron Yuan (Mulan), 

and Mykel Shannon Jenkins (Undisputed III),
USA, 2020, 108 minutes

 

The Paper Tigers is a very fine martial arts action comedy that puts some interesting twists on the traditional "You killed my master!" revenge tale.

 

Jim (Mykel Shannon Jenkins), Danny (Alain Uy), and Hing (Ron Yuan)

When they were teenagers, Danny, Hing and Jim were  the only disciples of their kung fu master. Twenty-five years later, now in their forties, they have grown apart and are no longer practitioners of the martial art they once loved so much. They pretty much have changed into washed-up middle-aged men dealing with such issues as weekend visitation with their teen-age kid, bad knees, annoying former classmates, and middle aged spread.

 

Upon learning that their elderly master has been murdered, Hing reestablishes contact with Danny and the two of them then seek out Jim. Determined to avenge their sifu, they have to muster all the skill and bravado they can in an effort to identify the assassin and exact retribution.

 

 

Find tickets by clicking here to go to the film's official Well Go USA Entertainment webpage, then scroll down a bit.

Watch the trailer here.

AsianCineFest Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars; highly recommended, a film that's very well worth seeing.