Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010)

Absolutely Fantastic

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

1:30 h without fights, he fought with a choy lee fut boy, no with a mafia of drugs.

Bruce Lee, My Brother is directed by Yip Wai-Man and co-produced by his younger brother – Robert Lee and Manfred Wong Man-chun.Robert provides an in-depth storyline on the Lee family values and cultures while focusing on Bruce Lee's childhood years to his adulthood as an actor and martial artist legend.Newcomer Aarif Rahman Lee, who bears the same surname starred as Bruce Lee along with Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Christy Chung as Lee Hoi-chuen and Grace Ho as Bruce's parents.The 23-year-old lad is a mixed parentage of Malaysian-Chinese-Arab descent from his father and his mother is a local Hong Kong citizen."He was a very charismatic young man when what most people know about him was his fighting. But actually there's much more of Bruce Lee," Aarif Lee said.Unfortunately, this movie is failure. Despite reviewing his teen years before fleeing to United States because he becomes a national hero in eliminating the drug lord has cause the triads to chase after him.There's really nothing much about him. It's just partial of here and there.I do not blame the movie nor Robert Lee, because he was only a child.

I had certain expectations of this movie, but I'm glad it was nothing like I thought it would be. First, it was NOT an action packed display of consecutive fight scenes. There is some fighting, but this movie really focused on the relationships that Bruce Lee had with family and friends. It's based on the book which was written by Bruce's younger brother, Robert. That is pleasing by itself, considering that every film ever made about Bruce was just a fictional tale of his character. I can't say for sure because I did not know the man, but I would be willing to bet that this is the most accurate representation of Lee Jun Fan as a young man in Hong Kong. Now, I say that with full knowledge that this IS a movie, and there are obviously some fabrications and exaggerations mixed into it. But what I mean is, this movie does not portray Bruce as some magical fighting machine going around fighting everyone he comes into contact with. A large portion of the movie is focused on his relationships with friends and family, and that is something we have never seen, unless you count "Dragon", the movie with Jason Scott Lee (which I enjoyed, but it was not like this one). I enjoyed it much more because of that. I feel like I know a little more about where Bruce came from, and how things may have been for him as a young man. Definitely worth watching, especially if you are a fan of Bruce Lee the man, rather than Bruce Lee the movie star.

Being a Bruce Lee fan, this was a joy to watch. There were a few forgivable embellishments: Like Bruce lee being way too nice of a guy, strutting around like the heartthrob of Hong Kong, running amok with his stand by me rat pack, and a few doses heavy handed doses of melodrama(to appease the eastern viewer), and yes they did hire a pretty boy for the lead role. The cinematography is stunning and the historical setting and context really paint an accurate portrayal; as if the director himself had lived through those times. Right down to playing marbles in the street, a cherry blossom tree inside the household, or the grander themes of the Japanese and British occupations. Its also very cultural at its roots, if you're not familiar with Traditional Chinese culture, some things may not make sense. Just don't expect an action flick (although there are a few fight scenes), rather view it as a well drawn bio drama/ period piece, and you'll walk away with an enjoyable film.