When a formula is created that can supposedly cure Cocaine addiction, every criminal in town wants a piece of the action.  Luckily for him, the professor responsible for this amazing discovery has a protector in the form of his son-in-law John (Lo Rei) who is a strictly by-the-book Police officer.  However, they didn't count on the the mysterious Mr. Tong taking an interest and with the help of his gang of Five Element Ninjas he disposes of the competition and goes after his one remaining obstacle; John.  Rather than using his own forces though, Mr. Tong bribes the police into framing John on fake drug smuggling charges and he is arrested and tortured extensively.  Using his Ninja abilities, John is able to endure the physical pain but when his girlfriend is taken hostage it becomes personal!  He escapes and dons his Ninja outfit so he can take on the mixed skills of the Five Element Ninjas and rescue the woman he loves.

Another day, another Ninja movie for Alexander Lo Rei!  This time, Lo Rei is a well trained Ninja who is forced to re-discover his skills when his girlfriend is kidnapped ... wait a second!  Haven't we seen this all before?  Okay, you figured it out, the plot to the 'The Super Ninja' is not that original and is, at times, extremely frustrating thanks to some bizarre racial stereotyping and underdeveloped characters but luckily the action is at hand to make amends.  Lo Rei once again proves why he was the Ninja of choice when it came to making films in this genre as he unleashes some impressive bootwork and acrobatics that are worthy of any fight fan's attention.  Each scene is also well choreographed to include original combinations and techniques, allowing for some highly intense action sequences.  However, as we've seen countless times with Donnie Yen films, it doesn't matter how talented the martial artist or how well the scenes are put together if the action is played back at speeds where it just looks plain ridiculous and sadly that is the major flaw here.

'The Super Ninja' comes very close to becoming a highly recommended film on action merits alone but sadly the infuriating undercranking and total disregard for plot stop me from giving it the complete thumbs up.  It's still a fun film nonetheless but it's a real shame that Lo Rei was resigned to vehicles like this when he could have really shined in a Sammo Hung or Jackie Chan film.