Action Member: Simon Chui

It’s rough around the edges and doesn’t always keep the pace consistent, but it shows real promise that was never quite realised.

While it fails to ignite the screen, ‘The Shadow Whip’ does offer some moments of interest – especially during its opening twenty minute period.

Moving from the Shaw Brothers studio to the ones housed at Golden Harvest, Lo Wei and Jimmy Wang Yu bring their considerable talents to this shot in Thailand potboiler that allows Yu to showcase his action talent.

Strong performances, intelligently filmed action and an all round aura of quality mean that this comfortably hits a four star rating.