Tuesday, June 08, 2004
ONE NIGHT IN MONGKOK
Featuring: Daniel Wu, Cecilia Cheung, Alex Fong
Brief Synopsis: Escalating triad retaliation is threatening to lead to all out war with the police attempting to stop it. A first time assassin is hired to kill a gang boss but during his stay rescues a prostitute from a beating. The story is told in the main from their point of view.
Comments: A film that left me very pensive exiting the cinema. Excellently crafted, it leads up to the final dark night in palpable stages with no obvious conclusions in sight. The setting of Hong Kong’s famous district provides the backdrop for Daniel Wu who does an excellent job of portraying the quiet assassin despite looking anything but one. Cecilia Cheung does OK as his guide in the bustling area although I think that Alex Fong looks too overburdened in his role as head of the police unit. The violence in the film is strong but unlike its Hollywood counterparts, it is due to the realism.
Thing to learn from this film: A bloodied man can sometimes be the good guy.
Rating: 8 /10
Featuring: Daniel Wu, Cecilia Cheung, Alex Fong
Brief Synopsis: Escalating triad retaliation is threatening to lead to all out war with the police attempting to stop it. A first time assassin is hired to kill a gang boss but during his stay rescues a prostitute from a beating. The story is told in the main from their point of view.
Comments: A film that left me very pensive exiting the cinema. Excellently crafted, it leads up to the final dark night in palpable stages with no obvious conclusions in sight. The setting of Hong Kong’s famous district provides the backdrop for Daniel Wu who does an excellent job of portraying the quiet assassin despite looking anything but one. Cecilia Cheung does OK as his guide in the bustling area although I think that Alex Fong looks too overburdened in his role as head of the police unit. The violence in the film is strong but unlike its Hollywood counterparts, it is due to the realism.
Thing to learn from this film: A bloodied man can sometimes be the good guy.
Rating: 8 /10
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