The idea of taking a physically disabled actor and making him into an action hero is certainly a bold one, but it is also a concept that many people would perceive to be nothing more than just a gimmick. Whilst 'Kung Fu Flid' tries hard to avoid this pitfall by poking fun at the idea, you soon realise that without it’s leading actor this would be a very empty vessel.

Jimmy (Fraser) is a thalidomide short-armed man who has ignored all preconceptions about his disability and gone on to become a professional fighter. However, his life suddenly takes a turn for the worse when a group of gangsters make a mistake and come knocking on Jimmy's door.  In the struggle that ensues, his wife is shot and his daughter is kidnapped but not before Jimmy cracks a few skulls and shoots one of them in the groin. Unfortunately though, the man he shot turns out to be the son of the biggest gangster in Britain who is now hungry for revenge. Now Jimmy will need to use all of his skills if he wants to stay alive and rescue his family.

The plot for 'Kung Fu Flid' is an extremely generic revenge story and it is one that displays little in the way of imagination. The opening 15 minutes pretty much sets up the entire premise, forcing the remainder of the film to be padded out with laborious flashbacks and over-the-top torture scenes. As if this wasn't bad enough, the film also makes very obvious aspersions towards just about every British gangster flick in the business, particularly 'Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels'. Both the directorial approach and editing techniques borrow heavily from Guy Ritchie's outing, but they lack any kind of distinctive style and have the added drawback of a low budget. Buckets of blood, excessive swearing and scantily clad women are also thrown into the mix to try and add some entertainment value but all they seem to do is highlight the film's blatant clichés. The only real plus is actor Mat Fraser who comes across as quite a likeable lead although even this is tarnished by the surrounding cast who are nothing more than laughable caricatures.

When it comes to action, 'Kung Fu Flid' seems to give up pretty early on and the promise shown in the opening sparring match soon disintegrates. The first proper fight is sloppily edited and jumps around all the over the place, drawing comparisons with a number of weak American martial arts movies. The excessive bloodshed is heavily relied upon to make up for the lack of sophistication, but it just wreaks of a desperate attempt to generate some excitement. The weaknesses in Fraser's fighting techniques are also constantly highlighted and just about every opponent seems to take advantage of his very open torso. Stranger still is the fact that there are probably only three main fights and the majority of these seem to see Fraser getting the stuffing beaten out of him before landing a couple of lucky kicks.

Those of you still hooked on the "corr bimey guv'nor" British gangster flicks may find 'Kung Fu Flid' a minor distraction but the majority of us are just about sick of this genre by now. On top of this, the film really lacks any originality (aside from it's choice of lead) and certainly doesn't showcase nearly enough action to warrant the use of the term "Kung Fu" in the title.