Ming loyalists battle Manchus in this historical tale, originally titled Wu lin ke zhan, that offers some twists — including one that was a surprise to me but others that were fairly obvious — but drags despite a good deal of action, in part because the editing makes it hard to follow. Carter Wong stars as a man who takes refuge at the Martial Inn after an attack on a Manchu prince and who gets involved not only with the Ming supporters there but with an isolated valley of women fighters. For genre fans only.

  Not recommended. Otto thinks you should avoid this movie.

Movie 3 for 2021.