For Life or Death

A scrappy, silly martial-arts fantasy that lurches between grimy street drama and mystical cult battles, never quite serious but never dull.

Directed by

Michael Lee Baron, Steven Kaman

Genres

Action, Drama

Starring

James Lew, Karen Sheperd, Mark Pellegrino

Overview

A man named Kaan Woo (James Lew) is escaping his dark past, having been involved with a cult of brown shroud-wearing, druid-like monk warriors that have mystical powers. He apparently wanted out, because their evil queen, Ling Li (Nancy Kwan), has sent her servant, Sir Xavier (Richard Norton), to do her bidding - i.e., eliminate Woo. During a battle with the dark forces, Woo's soul is transferred into the body of homeless drunkard Earl Stockman (Mark Pellegrino). Now this bum is as surprised as anybody to find out he has mystical kung-fu abilities. Now "Superbum" must take on the evil cult and win the day.

How it feels

Campy, absurd, dark and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Identity, survival, power, redemption

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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