The cast is well rounded with evil and good characters, characters with plot twists that aren't 100% readable, as well as some backstory and depth to them. I found all the character's enjoyable to watch, and not overbearing. However, there's some demons, kings, and romantic situations in between taking them off course. They attempt to move through a fantasy landscape in order to find the sutras 'in the west' in order for them to achieve enlightement. ![]() ![]() Tang Zeng (Kris Wu) is a buddhist monk attempting to achieve full enlightenment, including but not limited to the use of the "Buddha's hand", a move that can even stop the all powerful Monkey King (Lin Geng Zin), along with the two olther companions "Piggy" (Pig God/King) and "Sandy" (Fish God/king). I did not watch any other adaptations or the original film, but this is a pretty straight forward sequel. ![]() Afterwards though it felt lackluster, perhaps more or less from my own hype train of, "It's Kris Wu!! It's a movie about enlightenment and demon hunting!! Of course it will be good!!" The movie itself had a beginning, middle and end and the end was actually pretty solid for an action/fantasy movie to me at least. Rewatch Value 5.5 Where to begin with this movie.
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