it has been sometime since i last watched a chinese movie on the big screen. the last one had daniel woo in it too, darn he was tall. one can not imagine jackie chan being the head honcho of a crime organization, well he did in this film about the influx of migrants from china to japan back in the 90s. asian cinema has a certain aura of romance when it comes to crime flicks which differs significantly from their western counterpart. the hand to mouth existence of the migrants, followed by their descent into crime and involvement with the japanese yakuza, overnight success and the sudden downfall happened all too fast. they can still work on character development, certain shots was good though like the flood of stones thrown outside the building which shattered virtually everything, even someone's head.
crime does pay, according to this movie, only for a while. oh, i just noticed that japanese men can be pretty hot.
which japanese man? hehehe. I love jackie chan character in this movie, tapi macam biasa, a silent hero.
ReplyDeletethe tall ones amirah, haha. jackie chan hardly ever plays the bad guys, and when her does, he still goes around helping people. may the strong silent type sits well with him.
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