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Directed by:
Wilson YipComposer:
Kwong-Wing ChanCast:
Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Dick Liu, Jacky Wu, Timmy Hung, Austin Wai Tin-chi, Yuk-kueng Kwok, Cho-lam Si, John Hin-wai Au, Maggie Poon, Ken Chang (more)Plots(1)
Martial arts sensation, Donnie Yen (Ip Man, Hero, Shanghai Knights) stars in this stunning new generation action-thriller from the team that brought you Ip Man, Flashpoint and Dragon Tiger Gate. Behind the dark shadows of Hong Kongs triad underworld, one man, Wong Po (Sammo Hung), rules with an iron fist. After years of dedicated service, veteran detective Chan (Simon Yam) finally puts him behind bars. However, on the eve of his trial, Po orchestrates the execution of the prosecuting attorney from his jail-cell, and walks away as a free man. Having been diagnosed with terminal cancer, Chan persuades his men to take the law into their own hands in a last desperate attempt to bring their arch-nemesis to justice. Ma Kwun (Donnie Yen), a detective inspector with a hard-as-nails reputation, begins to uncover their illegal methods and a bloody confrontation ensues. However, when Pos most deadly assassin (Wu Jing) begins to dispatch Chans team with lethal efficiency, he is compelled to join forces with Ma to take down the greatest criminal empire of their generation. Culminating in the long-awaited showdown between action legends Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen, Kill Zone combines knife-edge suspense and electrifying full-contact fight sequences to deliver a thrill-a-minute spectacular that s in a class of its own! (official distributor synopsis)
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TV-style camerawork, unconvincing actors, a stolen and bad screenplay. And tension between the separate characters is non-existent. Add to that too little action, and when there is, it’s kind of bland. The whole thing is accompanied by good, but inappropriately used background music. But despite all of the minuses, it isn’t at all boring. Just terribly average and uninteresting.
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A classic Hong Kong style film where heroic policemen walk into certain death. Nothing I haven't seen before, but I'm raising the rating for the gritty finale that goes balls to the wall.
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I admit the action scenes here are unreal, but really a total ride. I've never seen hand-to-hand fights like this before, really awesome. Unfortunately there's not that many of them. All in all, two bigger ones and two smaller ones, if I'm not mistaken. What's the rest of the running time filled with? A totally full-fledged interpretation of the word cliché. If I had to list them all, I'd be writing the review till Saturday (it's Thursday). From the Hamlet-esque beginning to the Hamlet-esque ending, the viewer is crushed with sentiment seen a thousand times, cretinous acting performances, and ridiculous character motivations. Plus, detachment is a dirty word in this film. Too bad, because the action is really worth seeing.
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An excellent action film, surprisingly not filled with a lot of action, but when there is some, it's worth it. Especially the ending is absolutely breathtaking and it's not even spoiled by any digital trick that is used here. But only in the scene where it was almost necessary. Good finale and above all, absolutely fantastic performances by Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo.
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