The best Jim Kelly movie this side of "Enter the Dragon" in my opinion. Much better than Black Belt Jones. The action is by far the best choreographed of any of his movies (apart from the aforementioned "Dragon"), performed in the rhythmic, old school Hong Kong style, with good camera angles and some imaginative touches. After a brisk start there is somewhat of a lull during the first half, but then it becomes increasingly plentiful as the movie approaches its climax. While you are waiting there are numerous scenes of bare breasted women to help fill the gaps and some interesting activity involving cars in a lumber yard. A Solid plot and decent dialogue by Hong Kong standards, delivered in a very wooden fashion by all the voice actors concerned, but hey, that's not what we are really here for. Jim is an American Insurance investigator looking for a stolen diamond, Tao-Liang Tan is the young gun serving the wrong man, because he feels a debt of gratitude to him for raising him from an orphan. Sing Chen is good as the evil gang leader, Nami Misaki is very fetching as the exotic dancer in distress and Bolo Yeung, who everyone will also remember from "Dragon", plays his usual role of heavy duty henchman. Recommended.
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