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The Plot: Once known as the Kung Fu prodigies âThe Three Tigers,â the trio of martial artists are now middle-aged men one kick away from a pulled muscle. Their master teacher, Sifu Cheung (Roger Yuan), is murdered, which springs them into action. The childhood friends reunite to avenge him, as they juggle dead-end jobs, dad duties and old grudges. Lynnâs Take: A crisp throwback to the â90s era of martial arts movies, âThe Paper Tigersâ is a warm-hearted exercise in reconnecting friendships and rekindling your purpose. First-time director Quoc Bao Tran, who also w...
An old and disillusioned martial arts instructor bites the dust at the start of the Asian-American martial arts family comedy “The Paper Tigers.” And as Sifu Cheung (Roger Yuan) lays dying, his killer makes a suggestive hand gesture, as if he were somehow in tune with Cheung’s ebbing life force. Now it’s here, now it’s gone. The plot then kicks in, and we follow a trio of Cheung’s estranged students as they reunite with each other—and themselves. They’re out of shape, out of practice, and out of original ideas, but still basically charming. That’s thanks in no small part to ...
Freewheeling indie "Paper Tigers" about rusty kung fu fighters laughs through the injuries.
Bob Strauss May 4, 2021Updated: May 5, 2021, 5:34 pm Alain Uy plays a divorced dad in the martial arts action comedy “The Paper Tigers.” Photo: Well Go USA “The Paper Tigers” is a likable example of grit and determination, both onscreen and behind the scenes. Writer-director Tran Quoc Bao said he turned to Kickstarter to help finance his first feature film rather than give in to Hollywood’s suggestions that he cast white actors to play the lead roles he wrote as Asian Americans. It took nearly a decade, but now Tran’s kung fu comedy/drama is out Friday, May 7, in the ...