MY SON is a contemporary Shaw Brothers drama featuring Jimmy Wang Yu at the height of his success, and shortly before he became indelibly associated with the martial arts genre with the release of THE CHINESE BOXER. This is a lesser vehicle indeed compared to the likes of THE ONE-ARMED BOXER, but still worth a look thanks to the depiction of societal norms and attitudes of the day. It's a very Western-feeling movie, firmly depicting a late '60s world of vibrancy, music, pessimism and street gangs; a Chinese REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, if you will.
Wang Yu plays a typically stoic scene presence with Margaret Hsing Hui supplying the brunt of the acting work as his put-upon girlfriend. The story that develops frequently threatens to become depressing, but somehow manages to stay on the right side thanks to copious brawling action scenes added in to appease Wang Yu's action fans. Watch out for Wu Ma as an unlikely hippy (!), Tien Feng as Wang Yu's bad-ass dad, and a completely loathsome Ku Feng doing what he does best.
Wang Yu plays a typically stoic scene presence with Margaret Hsing Hui supplying the brunt of the acting work as his put-upon girlfriend. The story that develops frequently threatens to become depressing, but somehow manages to stay on the right side thanks to copious brawling action scenes added in to appease Wang Yu's action fans. Watch out for Wu Ma as an unlikely hippy (!), Tien Feng as Wang Yu's bad-ass dad, and a completely loathsome Ku Feng doing what he does best.
