A fairly common plot — villains after a book describing secret martial arts techniques — doesn’t keep this movie from providing some entertainment. The vicious “Seven Monsters of Poison” are tasked with obtaining the book, but the man who is key to finding it temporarily eludes them, finding brief refuge with a household whose young daughter must accompany him when the villains attack, an assault that sets up a later quest for vengeance. There’s nothing that’s particularly outstanding about this production, originally titled Gui men tai ji, but it’s certainly watchable.

  Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK.

Movie 20 for 2022.