[BRUSH WITH DANGER
opens in Cleveland on Friday September 19th exclusively at Tower City
Cinemas.]
Review by Bob Ignizio
Following in the footsteps of countless
martial artists before them, Indonesian brother and sister Ken and
Livi Zheng try to translate their fighting prowess into screen
stardom in BRUSH WITH DANGER.
In the film they play siblings as well, Alice and Ken, just recently
arrived illegally in Seattle. To make money, they set up in a park
and try to sell Alice's paintings, with Ken doing his best to drum up
business. They only get attention, however, once they put on a
martial arts and acrobatics demonstration.
The
demonstration catches the eye of local gallery owner Justus Sullivan
(Norman Newkirk). When he comes over to give the duo some money, he
finds himself impressed by Alice's artwork and offers to take the
girl under his wing. He also helps Ken find work as a fighter. It
truly seems, as Ken himself declares, that they're, “living the
dream!”
