Strong performances, choreography elevate simple story of ‘Tigers’
Danny, Hing and Jim are aging martial-arts fighters whose once-legendary status is preserved in their nickname, “the Paper Tigers.” Struggling to settle into middle age, ordinary careers, divorced parenthood (Danny) and a good deal of unresolved guilt, the three must put aside long-standing resentments when their former master (or “sifu”) dies in suspicious circumstances. That is the rather old-fashioned plot of the rather old-fashioned “Paper Tigers,” a 2020 crowd-pleaser now airing on Netflix. The well-received indie — widely praised by both critics and viewers — ...