Hard-Boiled
Summary:
Hard-Boiled is the last film directed by Hong Kong action auteur John Woo before his arrival in the U.S. This 1992 thriller, along with The Killer, is widely seen as one of his best from his Hong Kong days. Every ingredient of the quintessential Woo thriller is present, including his ever-present anti-hero (Chow Yun-Fat). Yun-Fat portrays a maverick, clarinet-playing cop nick... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Chow Yun-Fat - (Tequila)
Bowie Lam - (Yuen's Partner)
Philip Chan - (Superintendant Pang)
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - (Tony)
Kwan Hoi-Shan - (Mr. Hoi)
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Review:
Superstar action director John Woo attempted to go himself one better in Hard-Boiled, his last Hong Kong film before he headed for Hollywood. In a spectacular opening sequence that's imitated in The Corruptor, among other films, tough cop Tequila (international action star Chow Yun-Fat, in smart-ass mode) destroys nearly every ... Continue >>
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