Ying tou tong ji
Directed by:
Hark TsuiScreenplay:
Steven E. de SouzaCinematography:
Arthur WongCast:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon, Paul Sorvino, Glen Chin, Michael Wong, Dennis Chan, Leslie Cheung, Peter Nelson, Mars, Mathew Tang (more)VOD (1)
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Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in an explosive thriller set in Hong Kong's shady manufacturing scene during the 1997 handover to China. When a shipment of jeans to the USA prove counterfeit, Marcus Ray, the 'King of the Knock-offs' (Van Damme), finds himself at the centre of a Russian Mafia plot to hold the United States' security to ransom. Thousands of tiny micro-bombs disguised within other manufactured goods are scheduled for departure from Hong Kong to America. When Ray's company's jeans are found to be the housing for the explosives, he's the one man the CIA can count on to prevent certain disaster. In a territory where loyalty can change hands overnight, Marcus Ray's survival will depend on him knowing the fakes from the real thing! (88 Films)
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The occasional decently choreographed fight scenes, of which there are unfortunately not many, cannot overcome the overall boredom. R. Schneider is, as always, an oaf, and Van Damme is already showing his age, you can see it in the frequent use of a double, even in scenes that are not too difficult, which Jean Claude used to handle on his own.
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