Mike Leeder Movies
A powerful Chinese Triad boss sends his top bodyguard to protect a young British woman in the UK, in the process creating a situation that threatens to destroy everything that he has worked for years to create. When it comes to loyalty, a crime boss simply couldn't ask for a better bodyguard than Leung. Leung's boss is notorious Hong Kong gangster Wong. The only person Wong trusts enough to travel to the UK and watch over a mysterious young British woman is Leung, and Leung is determined to make his boss proud. Not even Wong's own errant son Yuen is privy to the identity of the woman Leung has been assigned to protect. But when the secret gets out, Wong's once-powerful empire quickly begins to crumble. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Ng, (more)
Twelve ultimate fighters who all practice different disciplines convene in the ring for the ultimate battle royal in this action thriller set in the deadly world of underground fighting. With elements of kickboxing, boxing, wushu, karate, tae kwon do, mixed martial arts, wrestling, capoeira, freestyle ninjitsu, and kung fu, and fighters who have appeared in such popular action films as Batman Begins, Blade II, and The Bourne Ultimatum, this is one trauma-filled fight fest that doesn't pull any punches. Twelve hand-picked fighters will step into the ring, but only one can emerge victorious. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joey Ansah, Fidel Nanton, (more)
- 2007
- R
A man with a brutal past is called on to repay an old blood debt, in the process crossing the city's most powerful crime boss and realizing that his only hope for survival is to wipe out the entire syndicate before they realize what's hit them. There was a time when Ryan (Brendan Carr) truly believed that he'd finally outrun his dark past; that all changed the moment a familiar face showed up on his doorstep begging for help. But Ryan has been betrayed, and everything he cared about the one person he cared most about has been forced to endure inhuman suffering. Ten men were responsible for destroying Ryan's life, and now ten men will die by his hand. It may be a suicide mission, but that's a risk that Ryan is willing to take in order to give his tormentors a taste of their own vicious medicine. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brendan Carr, Terry Stone, (more)
Fearless opens in Shanghai, China, circa 1910, when wushu master Huo Yuanjia (martial arts superstar Jet Li) prepares to battle one Japanese opponent, Tanaka (Shidou Nakamura), and three American opponents (Anthony de Longis, Jean-Claude Leuyer, and Brandon Rhea) in a massive tournament. The picture then cuts back to Huo's boyhood in the city of Tianjin, in North China, circa 1880, when his father forbids him from engaging in martial-arts training. He must therefore slip off and train covertly. Around 1900, Huo -- then in his twenties -- continues to fight in tournaments. His determination is such that his entire life begins to revolve around championships, and the prospect of becoming the top-ranked fighter in Tianjin turns into a die-hard obsession, despite the repeated warnings of his best friend, Nong (Dong Yong), to cut back. Huo ignores these admonitions, then turns conceited and ultimately refuses to hear an additional word of caution, until his arrogance leads to the death of a fighter and Nong's decision to abandon him as a friend. Driven into exile, Huo journeys to southeastern Asia, where he works alongside rice farmers and divests himself of conceit, then gently touches the spirit of a blind girl. When he finally returns to Tianjin, he has transformed, internally, into a different person altogether. A huge hit in Hong Kong when originally released into theaters in 2006, Fearless was often touted as Jet Li's final film in the wushu school of martial arts. The picture is based on the real-life story of Huo Yuanjia, founder of the Jingwu school of martial arts. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
