Full Contact
Summary:
Another entry into the "cheer for the most likeable bad guy" series of Hong Kong action flicks, Full Contact tells the oft-told tale of betrayal and revenge, but serves it up as a potent cocktail of Western convention mixed with the trademarked Hong Kong style. When Jeff's (Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun Fat in true hard-case form) friend Sam (Anthony Wong) steps on the feet of a ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Chow Yun-Fat - (Jeff)
Anthony Wong - (Sam)
Simon Yam - (Judge)
Ann Bridgewater - (Mona)
Frankie Chin - (Deano)
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Review:
Grim, stark portrayal of honor, bloodshed, and betrayal among gangsters is to director Ringo Lam's oeuvre what Hard-Boiled is to John Woo's. Frequently outrageous and over the top, Full Contact is nonetheless a well made film that helps set the standard for the genre. Though comparisons to Woo (like that made above) are inevitable, e... Continue >>
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