Friday, 6 December 2013

More bullets than a gun factory

Hard Boiled (1992)

Directed by John Woo this film stars Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Teresa Mo and Philip Chan. A police inspector and an undercover policeman clash over an investigation into gun smugglers in Hong Kong.

Compared to Woo's earlier The Killer (1989) this is a weaker film with less character and less artistic depth. The story is fairly simple and particularly Chow Yun-fat's character takes it's inspiration from a number of western detective stories. What makes this film worth watching is Woo turning the action all the way up with plenty of massively over the top action sequences to keep you entertained.


4/5

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