A Fighter's Blue

Andy Lau in one of his most prolific role as Tiger, a boxer who slowly becomes a man.

A Fighter's Blue is all about Andy Lau, it is not just a kickboxing movie set in Thailand. Andy plays Tiger, a kick boxer who was sent to prison for some misdoing for the past ten years. When he was finally released, he vows to find his girlfriend, Pim. But he found out that Pim is dead, and the only thing that she left him was a teenage daughter. As Andy tries to win the heart of his only child, he is faced with his skeleton in his closet and must finally face his past.

Like I stated, this movie is all about Andy Lau and his development as a character. He starts off the movie with the sole purpose of finding his girlfriend, but ended the movie at a revelation to himself. It is just so amazing that Andy Lau could be such a carefree actor in Wait Till You're Older, and become such a serious and hardedge kick boxer in A Fighter's Blue. His acting potential is just amazing. Takako Tokiwa, Andy's love interest in the movie, does her parts well, but she doesn’t has as much of an impact as the role Andy has taken.

Although Andy Lau reaches a conclusion at the end of the film, many audiences will certainly feel questionable about his decisions. But overall, A Fighter’s Blue takes a deep look into the psychology of a very interesting character, Tiger, and the film is one unforgetable ride.

Year: 2000
Director: Daniel Lee

8.1/10