Following the canon of “All About Ah-Long”, Johnnie To directed another family drama that is filled with violence and pessimism, although this time, in tamer fashion, particularly due to the extensive (for a Milky Way film) dialogues and some notions of black humor.
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Triad boss Michael has just been released from prison and checks into a rundown motel, grandiose-named International Hotel, run by widow June, who also takes care of her young son Tony. Michael shows his colors quite early on, with him fighting with three taxi drivers in an event that bring in the police, until June tells the story as it is and has him released. Michael, who is in search of his ex-wife and the money she owes him, soon starts taking a liking to June, and gradually, the three end up resembling a family. Neither the cabbies,...
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Triad boss Michael has just been released from prison and checks into a rundown motel, grandiose-named International Hotel, run by widow June, who also takes care of her young son Tony. Michael shows his colors quite early on, with him fighting with three taxi drivers in an event that bring in the police, until June tells the story as it is and has him released. Michael, who is in search of his ex-wife and the money she owes him, soon starts taking a liking to June, and gradually, the three end up resembling a family. Neither the cabbies,...
- 1/13/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Hong Kong action movie has a distinctive love of guns since the evolution of the genre brought about by the “Heroic Bloodshed” genre from the mid to late 1980’s. Bullets would be fired in slow motion, with two handed gunplay exhibiting an almost fetishistic coolness by the leads as the screen would turn crimson. “Double Tap” would be the ultimate extension of this with its central characters obsessing over the speed and accuracy of their weaponry. The first of a loose trilogy featuring Alex Fong’s policeman Miu Chi-shun, it is the action movie as psychodrama.
Rick (Leslie Cheung) is a gun expert who spends his life modifying them to achieve a faster draw along with accuracy. Considered one of the best, he had recently retired from competition until policeman Miu Chi-Shun (Alex Fong) tempts him back. Before a winner can be declared, one of Miu...
Rick (Leslie Cheung) is a gun expert who spends his life modifying them to achieve a faster draw along with accuracy. Considered one of the best, he had recently retired from competition until policeman Miu Chi-Shun (Alex Fong) tempts him back. Before a winner can be declared, one of Miu...
- 3/12/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
After the controversy following “The Longest Nite” and particularly the rumors regarding Johnnie To taking over the direction after Yau had shot only five scenes, it seemed that the latter had learned his lesson, on the way Milkyway Image and To shot genre films of extreme quality. The result was “Expect the Unexpected”, a movie that mostly follows To’s footsteps, but has enough elements to distinguish it as a separate entity.
As quite frequently in Milkyway productions, the action begins immediately. Three shady-looking guys enter a small cafe, where they start harassing the waitress, Mandy, whose mind, however, is on the image of a policeman, Ken Wong, who has just before been on TV on a reportage regarding a fugitive on the run. At the same time, some people from the mainland are robbing a jewelry shop, while a few moments later, all the aforementioned criminals,...
As quite frequently in Milkyway productions, the action begins immediately. Three shady-looking guys enter a small cafe, where they start harassing the waitress, Mandy, whose mind, however, is on the image of a policeman, Ken Wong, who has just before been on TV on a reportage regarding a fugitive on the run. At the same time, some people from the mainland are robbing a jewelry shop, while a few moments later, all the aforementioned criminals,...
- 8/14/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Before founding his own production company Milkyway Image in 1996, Johnnie To directed a few movies for Shaw Brothers, among them a messy action comedy called “The Mad Monk” (1993). In 1997, To delivers “Lifeline”, a swansong to the Hong Kong studio system and a milestone for his independent career.
The fiery action adventure tells the story of a group of firemen in Hong Kong, their rescue missions and personal dilemmas. The fire station seems to be cursed because bad accidents occur on a daily basis. In the beginning, the new grimly chief Raymond Cheung (Alex Fong) gets in charge and gives everyone a hard time. Even the veteran firefighter Yau-Sui (Lau Ching-Wan) is not spared. He has to moderate between the firefighters and the new boss. Sunny (Ruby Wong) is the only woman in the station and is struggling with her husband, who does not accept her profession. Yau-Sui...
The fiery action adventure tells the story of a group of firemen in Hong Kong, their rescue missions and personal dilemmas. The fire station seems to be cursed because bad accidents occur on a daily basis. In the beginning, the new grimly chief Raymond Cheung (Alex Fong) gets in charge and gives everyone a hard time. Even the veteran firefighter Yau-Sui (Lau Ching-Wan) is not spared. He has to moderate between the firefighters and the new boss. Sunny (Ruby Wong) is the only woman in the station and is struggling with her husband, who does not accept her profession. Yau-Sui...
- 2/10/2020
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
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