In Search of the Crystal Skull Episode 25: Man of Tai Chi

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, Arun and
Patricia continue Keanu Reeves Month by looking back at the 2013
Chinese-American martial arts film Man of Tai Chi. A young
Chinese man named Tiger Chen is going through his every day life
struggles making ends meet at his delivery job, supporting his
family, and getting tai chi training with his master for a
tournament. The CEO of a private security firm named Donaka Mark
sees Tiger Chen on TV and sees potential in him recruiting him as
a fighter in his illegal underground fight club. Tiger Chen
accepts not knowing that he's been filmed secretly for millions
of people tuning into his life and that he would be killed if he
refuses to finish his opponents or if he loses a fight. An
officer from the Hong Kong Police Department named Sun-Jing Shi
investigates Donaka Mark to learn if he's the one responsible for
the fight club and all the mysterious deaths and disappearances
of people who were a part of the club. But due to lack of
evidence, her superintendent tells her to drop the case. But
Sun-Jing made a promise to one of the former fighters before he
disappeared to uncover and stop Donaka's illegal underground
fight club.





When the movie premiered in theaters, it was a box office bomb
making $5.5 million dollars out of a $25 million dollar budget.
Critics had mixed to positive reviews calling it a "predictable,
one note story", but praised the choreography and Keanu Reeves
for both his acting and his first time directing a film. It's
currently 71% on Rotten Tomatoes. What did Arun and Patricia
think of the film? Listen and find out.