This is the new Cantonese action crime thriller set in Hong Kong. It stars Donnie Yen as Cheung Sung-pong, a highly respected and experienced cop with a long history of success on dangerous cases. His path crosses with that of his former protege Yau Kong-ngo (Nicholas Tse) who after 4 years in prison in a case where Cheung gave evidence against him forms a gang and seeks revenge on those who have wronged him.
I couldn't quite get into this film at the start, I thought the story was a wee bit cheesy. However as the film progressed it got much better. There was a clear good guys vs bad guys dynamic, the bad guys ambushing a drug deal, stealing the proceeds and then going on to target the high profile individuals who were involved in putting them in prison for what they believed was an injustice. Donnie Yen has over the years become one of China's main action movie actors. The action scenes and martial arts were brilliantly done and the last 30 minutes were pretty cool.
Overall, it took a while for me to get into it but it is one of the action films of the year. If I'd watched this film 10-20 years ago, I'd have been blown away. This film took me back to the action films I enjoyed growing up. A clear good guy/bad guy, some brilliant shootouts and a massive showdown towards the end. 7.5/10.
I couldn't quite get into this film at the start, I thought the story was a wee bit cheesy. However as the film progressed it got much better. There was a clear good guys vs bad guys dynamic, the bad guys ambushing a drug deal, stealing the proceeds and then going on to target the high profile individuals who were involved in putting them in prison for what they believed was an injustice. Donnie Yen has over the years become one of China's main action movie actors. The action scenes and martial arts were brilliantly done and the last 30 minutes were pretty cool.
Overall, it took a while for me to get into it but it is one of the action films of the year. If I'd watched this film 10-20 years ago, I'd have been blown away. This film took me back to the action films I enjoyed growing up. A clear good guy/bad guy, some brilliant shootouts and a massive showdown towards the end. 7.5/10.