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Unparalleled
無雙
Directed by:
Felix ChongScreenplay:
Felix ChongComposer:
David TaiCast:
Yun-fat Chow, Aaron Kwok, Jingchu Zhang, Joyce Feng, Dick Liu, Catherine Chow, David Wang, Alex Fong, Jack Kao, Jiadong Xing, Deon Cheung, Justin Cheung, Carl Ng (more)VOD (1)
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Lee Man (Aaron Kwok), a member of a notorious money counterfeiting ring, is arrested in Thailand and extradited back to Hong Kong. Thanks to renowned painter Yuen Man (Zhang Jingchu), Lee is offered a deal by the police: Reveal the identity of Painter (Chow Yun-fat), the charismatic leader of the counterfeiting ring, and Yuen can bail him out. Lee has no choice but to comply and recount his story: In the 1990s, Lee and Yuen were lovers living together in Vancouver, seeking to be seen in the art world. However, success eludes them, and Lee is forced to go make counterfeit paintings to make a living. Lee's counterfeit paintings catch the eyes of Painter, and he decides to recruits Lee to join his team. Together with Painter's elite team, Lee travels the world in search of technologies to create the "Super Dollar," a counterfeit bill that circumvents the anti-counterfeiting measures of the 1996 American dollar. But when Lee witnesses Painter's violent methods in action, he becomes desperate to escape his employer's grip. Will Painter come out of hiding to seek revenge for Lee's betrayal? Or will he disappear for good? (iTunes)
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Definitely a stronger Hong Kong film after a long time, which is also loaded with actors (Chow Yun-Fat and Aaron Kwok are old familiar faces), but I wasn't very interested in the plot of counterfeiting money – I find it the least appealing of all possible themes for the action genre, but that's my view. The film has a slower pace and there is hardly any action in the first half, but once it gets going there is definitely something to watch, even if it is just gunfights (forget about fights here). I wished I could go higher with the rating, but the film didn't blow me away that much. 65%
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