The film is fast-paced and packed with a lot of combat fighting scenes.
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Donnie Yen returns to the big screen as both producer and actor in Big Brother. In this school-based action-comedy, he stars as Henry Chan, a retired US Marine who returns to his alma mater in Hong Kong to teach. He is assigned to class 6B, the most notorious students in the school. They disregard the school rules and the teachers; they have complicated family backgrounds and personal issues that they struggle with which hinders them from being good students.
Donnie Yen’s character brings light into the film through his genuine concern for the students, believing in their potential for success. The message is cheesy (you can do it!) and overused, but the film infuses comedy and action together to tell the story. The plot is complicated by the Education Bureaucracy who threatens to demolish the school if the students are unable to perform academically and a group of gangster mobs who are eyeing the same plot of land the school stands on. This complication in the plot keeps the film interesting.
The film is fast-paced and packed with a lot of combat fighting scenes. The fight scenes are impressive as Donnie Yen takes on a crowd of MMA fighters by himself. Despite this, the film is also emotionally charged when it delves into the lives of the students. The film deals with tough issues such as broken families, alcoholism, traditional gender stereotypes, society’s cookie mould of a successful student. The film would definitely resonate with anyone who has felt the tension in finding their own path towards success. Inspiring and deeply motivational, this film is bound to make one shed more than a few tears as it tugs at our heartstrings.
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