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'Iron Fists' pounds out the martial arts cliches

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Lucy Liu stars as a madame in a village rocked by violence in "The Man With the Iron Fists."

Jack Knife (Russell Crowe) gets close with an all-knowing madame (Lucy Liu) in "The Man With the Iron Fists."

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The X-Blade (Rick Yune) prepares for battle in "The Man With the Iron Fists."

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Zap! Pow! Wham! The opening credits of RZA's "The Man With the Iron Fists" set the tone for the wild and sometimes splattery proceedings. This is the sort of film where the main characters are defined first and foremost by what type of weaponry they favor, and very few minutes go by without some sort of combat.