Finishing the Game explained

Finishing the Game
Director:Justin Lin
Cinematography:Tom Clancey
Music:Brian Tyler
Runtime:88 minutes
Editing:Greg Louie
Distributor:IFC Films
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$53,219[1]

Finishing the Game is a 2007 mockumentary film directed by Justin Lin focusing on Bruce Lee's final movie Game of Death (1972), which was unfinished at the time of his death.[2] [3] Shot in 18 days,[4] Finishing the Game comically satirizes the 1972 production—which used body doubles and clips from other Lee movies[2] —and addresses racial stereotypes on the Asian community.

Its world premiere took place at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it was an Official Selection.[5] It was also selected as the opening night film at the 25th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.[6]

Cast

Reception

Finishing the Game received mostly negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 34% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The site's consensus reads, "Though Justin Lin's premise is precocious enough, the sight gags and comic timing are tired in this mockumentary about Asian typecasting in the 1970s."[7] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8]

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Notes and References

  1. 2622719489 . Finishing the Game . December 8, 2021.
  2. Ito, Robert . August 5, 2006 . 50 Guys, All Trying to Look Like Bruce Lee . . March 2, 2017.
  3. Lee died having shot only 40 minutes of the fight scenes, and so the film was completed to include just 12 minutes of Lee's fighting, using Bruce Lee body doubles, and "clips snatched from previous films, even clips from Lee’s own Hong Kong funeral." Robert Ito of The New York Times describes the finished product, "which includes about 12 minutes of Lee’s original fight scenes" as "grotesque." See Ito, "50 Guys...", op. cit.
  4. Web site: Ningen . Finishing the Game (2007) Review . 21 March 2022 . City on Fire .
  5. Web site: 2007 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILMS IN THE PREMIERES, SPECTRUM, NEW FRONTIER,PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT AND FROM THE SUNDANCE COLLECTION SECTIONS. May 2, 2018.
  6. Web site: Goto, Taro & SFIAAFF Staff . 24 February 2007. Finishing the Game [25th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), March 15-25 2007—Films & Events, Screening, Thu 3/15] ]. AsianAmericanFilmFestival.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070224152121/http://www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org/2007/films-events/film-detail/?i=42 . February 24, 2007 . 2 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Finishing the Game . . . July 1, 2020.
  8. Web site: Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee . Metacritic . 2018-05-02.

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