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`Karma' is not only a smorgasbord, but also a fusion. Gathered from Hollywood are the Hulk, Spiderman, Sleepy Hollow and The Blair Witch Project. Mix these with Hong Kong style brutal police action, traditional Chinese Shaolin martial art and sprinkle it with a pinch of the bizarre such as contortions, you have this rather interesting flick. As to the Buddhism to which the movie appears to be steering towards, the Karma talk is about as meaningful as the mumbo-jumbo on cause and effect in Matrix Reloaded, both of which, happy for the movie producers, will attract the likes of who that believe, against all common sense, that they can become instant philosophers after watching a movie. Don't get me wrong though; there's nothing wrong with Karma as an entertaining flick, and the smorgasbord approach does have some appeal. And I do enjoy watching both Andy Lau and Cecelia Cheung. Let me complete the karma of these brief comments by going back to the beginning: the timpani that starts the movie is one of the best sounds I've ever heard in a movie.
`Karma' is not only a smorgasbord, but also a fusion. Gathered from Hollywood are the Hulk, Spiderman, Sleepy Hollow and The Blair Witch Project. Mix these with Hong Kong style brutal police action, traditional Chinese Shaolin martial art and sprinkle it with a pinch of the bizarre such as contortions, you have this rather interesting flick. As to the Buddhism to which the movie appears to be steering towards, the Karma talk is about as meaningful as the mumbo-jumbo on cause and effect in Matrix Reloaded, both of which, happy for the movie producers, will attract the likes of who that believe, against all common sense, that they can become instant philosophers after watching a movie. Don't get me wrong though; there's nothing wrong with Karma as an entertaining flick, and the smorgasbord approach does have some appeal. And I do enjoy watching both Andy Lau and Cecelia Cheung. Let me complete the karma of these brief comments by going back to the beginning: the timpani that starts the movie is one of the best sounds I've ever heard in a movie.