Fixed, immovable objects tend to block the shot during most dialogue exchanges in “The Man with the Iron Fists.” Columns, buildings, a villain’s Phil Spector mane, Russell Crowe’s gut. To the masses that see Crowe in anything, this will certainly feel amateurish — especially once they learn “Fists” is rapper/actor/composer The RZA’s directorial debut. But to those initiated in the shabby Shaw Brothers school of martial arts filmmaking, it’s actually the astute work of a grindhouse acolyte.
The Man with the Iron Fists
The Man with the Iron Fists
The Man with the Iron Fists
Fixed, immovable objects tend to block the shot during most dialogue exchanges in “The Man with the Iron Fists.” Columns, buildings, a villain’s Phil Spector mane, Russell Crowe’s gut. To the masses that see Crowe in anything, this will certainly feel amateurish — especially once they learn “Fists” is rapper/actor/composer The RZA’s directorial debut. But to those initiated in the shabby Shaw Brothers school of martial arts filmmaking, it’s actually the astute work of a grindhouse acolyte.