Come Drink with Me
(1966)
Directed by King Hu
this film stars Cheng Pei-Pei, Yueh Hua, Chan Hung-lit and Lee
Wan-chung. A young woman sets off to rescue her brother from bandits
and is assisted along the way by a wandering drunk.
The plot of this film
is pretty simple but it is nice to see an early use of a female
protagonist especially when it's one that is a serious butt kicker
like this. While there might not really be much depth to the film
here the script just about does it's job. Where the film is at it's
best is in the action sequences that while not up to modern standards
have plenty to enjoy and casting a dancer in the lead role was
certainly a great choice.
4/5
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