Hard Boiled |
John Woo / 1991 / HK
/ Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chi-Wai |
HONG KONG ACTION : Blast away the christmas blues with this classic slice of Hong Kong Heroic Bloodshed Action. Charismatic superstar Chow Yun-Fat plays Tequila, a cop going up against an army of triad gangsters in a series of hyperkinetic, ultra-violent confrontations. Intense male bonding smashes up against highly choreographed gunplay, climaxing in a stunning showdwn in a hospital. The last film John Woo made in Hong Kong before going to Hollywood.
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