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Mike Ryan (Gary Daniels) is a tough DEA agent. Ryan and his partner, John Grogan (Matt Craven) are inseparable friends. Grogan is a family man with a beautiful wife and a precious eight year old son. Ryan has become part of the happy family, being more like a brother to Grogan than just a friend. But the happy family crumbles when a drug raid goes horribly wrong. Grogan is ambushed and ruthlessly killed. Ryan tries to console Grogans wife and child, but they turn him away and he realizes that he will never be part of the family again. Ryan must find Chow (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), a notorious crime lord from Hong Kong and take him in. Chow has developed a synthetic drug that will hit the streets in the U.S. in a week. Ryan finds himself embroiled in the Chinese underworld with no way out. Ryan starts asking questions about Chow in a Chinatown bar where he meets Jade (Julie Nixon). His questioning, however, goes nowhere and he is ambushed by a gang in a dark alley. Ryan takes them on with his martial art skills. Ryan falls for Jade and she vows to help him find Chow. Word spreads on the streets that one man beat the White Tiger Chow is hunting. The Crime lords in Hong Kong begin to have doubts about Chow and dispatch an assassin. When Chow hears about this rogue cop's vendetta against him, he sends out another hit squad to take Ryan out. Chow knows Jade and asks her to deliver Ryan to him. Ryan continues to fight single-handedly against Chow's men while figuring out who to trust. Jade is the assassin sent by the Honk Kong crime lords to kill Chow. She has set it up so Ryan will kill Chow for her. When Ryan reveals he has know Jade's plan from the beginning. Jade is captured by Chow. The fight is on for Ryan to get his chance for revenge in a face to face confrontation with Chow.
M**L
"Go away! We're bonding!"
Search thoroughly and you will be rewarded - that has to be the motto of every Gary Daniels fan, since you really need to wade through some rather questionable outings before coming across something as thoroughly enjoyable and superior as "White Tiger." What began as a Hong Kong film before being taken over by an American studio survived the threat of turning into convoluted mishmash and became what's easily one of Daniels' best martial arts films. Current fans, pick this one up; new fans, use this one to introduce yourself to the man; and casual fans of kick-butt cinema, give it a try and you won't be disappointed.The story: when the partner of DEA agent Mike Ryan (Daniels, Fist of the North Star ) is killed during a drug bust set up by the new Triad prince of narcotics (Cary Tagawa, Mortal Kombat ), he sets off on a deadly quest of vengeance, all the while trying to come to terms with his role as a law enforcer, not an assassin.High production values: pretty cinematography and crisp camerawork, not to mention the occasional flair of the art department in constructing noir-ish Hong Kong backgrounds make for a film that's never boring to look at.Decent acting: Gary Daniels will never be mistaken for Brando or Hoffman, but his performance ranks among his better ones, alongside the solid B-movie acts of baddie Cary Tagawa, chameleon woman Julia Nickson and stalwart police captain George Cheung ( Rambo: First Blood, Part 2 ), and doomed buddy Matt Craven ( Crimson Tide ).Good action: it's mainly martial arts with a couple gunfights thrown in, but Gary proves his adeptness as choreographer via six or seven diverse, well-paced, and well-shot encounters, including a particularly neat brawl between himself and Ron Yuan ( Deadly Target ).All of these things stand in favor of the film and cover the deficiencies of much of his other fare. I daresay that with the exception of the few of his theatrically-released starring pictures, these are the highest standards that a Gary Daniels action vehicle can hope to achieve.With that said, the storyline - though populated with mildly amusing characters - does tend to drag a bit, even if you're not giving the film your full attention. The fight content is, as said, reasonably abundant, but the brawls aren't distributed equally enough to give reprieve from the uninvolving tale they're highlighting. There's also at least one example in which Daniels' character exhibits cloying stupidity (i.e. the bar snooping scene) that's almost enough to make you stop taking the movie seriously. On a positive note, while I'm disappointed that the Hong Kong version of this film was cancelled and no footage of the original project remains, there are a few honors paid to its roots via a couple of HKisms and telltale camera angles during some of the fights (mostly during the boat invasion) that are pretty neat if you know what to look for.There's not much else to say. The positives thoroughly outweigh the movie's faults, and when it comes to low-budget kung fu fare, that's more than you can sometimes hope for. Daniels fans, buy the movie! Martial arts B-movie fans, buy the movie! Everybody else?...buy the movie!
M**V
Vintage Daniels
Really good action more than makes up for the by-the-numbers plotline. One of Gary Daniels better films.
B**G
this is actually the action and violence that I like
I like 16:9 and I like 5.1 so I was happy from the beginning. I like the action and violence. I like the shooting. I like the punching and kicking. I like the highrisk behavior. I don't like to have to read translation. I appreciate finding this on recommendations row. Amazon Prime Video really knows what I like.
O**7
Three Stars
enjoyed this move however could have been a little more action.
D**T
Great
What can you say Gary daniels is so hot
W**K
Three Stars
It was great.
P**Y
Gazillion rounds fired not hitting... There's REASON for TARGET PRACTICE
Ever read or hear of Wyatt Earp's advice? "Draw fast. Shoot slow." Target practice doesn't seem to have been effective.
M**H
mikey h
This is one of Gary Daniels best martial arts pictures. The action/fight scenes are well done and fun to watch. I have always enjoyed the many films Gary has starred in. Hope he continues to make these films.
D**L
Gary Daniels
Good British martial arts movie
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