A violent climactic showdown between cops and drug dealers redeems this part-intriguing, part-draggy work by Johnnie To.
Tag / Hong Kong
Life Without Principle (2011)
A film of two halves – the first uninteresting, and the second intriguing in this flawed Johnnie To drama.
Election (2005)
There’s not much action in this, but To develops a mostly engrossing triad flick about infighting and power plays.
Vengeance (2009)
More of what we have come to expect from Johnnie To operating in the crime-thriller territory, but now with a French lead in tow.
Song of the Exile (1990)
Ann Hui’s underrated work is a masterful commingling of memory, identity and diasporas.
Simple Life, A (2011)
Amid the laughter and tears lies a film that subtly calls to attention the fragility of human relationships, no matter how close they are, in a modern, urban society.
Golden Era, The (2014)
A poetically-told 3-hour long account of the life story of famous Chinese writer Xiao Hong with sumptuous visuals and elegant direction.
