Mismatched Couples (1985)

Original title

情逢敵手

Directed by

Yuen Woo-ping

Genre

action film, romantic comedy, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts expert and a love interest get tangled up in comedic fights and dance battles. The movie mixes kung fu with 1980s hip hop dance moves.

playfulenergeticsillyfast-pacedlightheartedcampyromanticdated-fun

What happens

Mismatched Couples (a.k.a. Love Meets the Match) is a 1985 Hong Kong action romantic comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring himself alongside Donnie Yen. The film was created during hip hop culture's height of popularity in the 1980s, and in addition to martial arts, incorporates b-boying, popping, locking, and the electric boogaloo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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