Bruce Lee My Brother

Amazing opening long take of the house where Bruce Lee used to grow up with the family, it almost already sets the tone and mood for the entire film to follow, and grabbed me right in my seat. One of my favourite scenes came right in the beginning, a black and white hallway shot of Tony Leung Kar Fai waiting patiently for the delivery of Bruce Lee in the hospital. The swirling smoke in the air, the anticipation, oh, it was a marvellous cinematic moment! Unmistakably stylish yet strong sense of storytelling which made this film a surprising one for me. I never thought that another Bruce Lee film could be that good, after all the many films that were made of this legendary figure. Thanks to Pat, who urged me to go watch the film, it pays great details to the art direction, the character developments of the family members in the story, as well the music score itself. I was definitely impressed and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I believe this was one of the best Hong Kong films I have seen last year...of course, this would not have been possible if not for the great performance by Aarif Lee, playing Bruce. Christy Chung is pretty good as well as the mother who needs to at times, hold up the entire family during the absence of the husband. Tony leung worked the father role refreshingly well too. Definitely a must watch!