Fists of legend

Director: Woo-Suk Kang

Stars:  Woong-in Jung, Hwang Jung-Min, Yo-won Lee, Jun-Sang Yoo and Je-mun Yun

Fist of Legend brings the world of MMA to the big screen but will it be a knock-out movie or will you tap out.

Hwang Jung Min plays Lim Deok Kyu, now a noodle shop owner who was once an olympic boxer and destined for greatness is struggling to make a living for himself and his daughter.  Kyu Min (Lee Yo Won) the producer of "the greatest show on earth"  called "legendary Punch" recruits has been fighters to fight on the show against professional MMA fighters for cash prizes and persuades Lim Deok Kyu to take part.

Lim wins his first fight and becomes something of a peoples champion which gives the show massive ratings but as things start to turn around for Lim trouble is on the horizon as his former childhood friends Sang Hoon (Yoo Jun Sang) now a business man and gangster Jae Saek (Yoon Jae Moon) show up to fight and past and present collide.

Rocky and Culture collide in this fine film from Director Woo-Suk Kang it shows Korean culture as bullish and that attitude is conveyed in flashbacks to each of the characters pasts.  The running time is typically Korean at over 2 hours 30 minutes but the pace is maintained with deep dives of each of the main characters.  You'll know who the hero is as the rocky theme tune plays as he enters the ring (I kid you not) and a rift on eye of the tiger for the final fight.  It is rocky but its Korean style and you get a character driven action film.

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Fists of legend will entertain any MMA fan with its fights brutal in the ring and brutal outside of it.  The story punches you in the gut but never out of its weight class and drives it to its ultimate fight conclusion where we all root for the peoples hero.

For MMA fight fans this film is a must and for Korean film fans you'll too find that Fist of Legend is a solid action movie and certainly does have the eye of the tiger.