Breaking News

Breaking News

  • Director: Johnnie To
  • Writer: Hing-Ka Chan,Tin-Shing Yip
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong
  • Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
  • Release date: June 10, 2004
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: 大事件
  • "Breaking News" is a police and gangster film directed by director Johnnie To and co-starring Richie Jen , Kelly Chen and Cheung Ka Fei . The film was released in June 2004.
    The film tells the story of how Hong Kong police confronted gangsters after a failed mission to restore public confidence and rebuild their image   . Johnnie To won the Best Director Award at the 42nd Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for this film   .

    Details

    • Release date June 10, 2004
    • Filming locations Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies Media Asia Films, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Milky Way Image Company

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $1,051,419

    Movie reviews

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    • By Brenda 2022-04-23 07:04:45

      stew

      Du Qifeng obviously felt that he was very good, and found a bunch of bad actors to stew his films.

      This is "The Big Event" The

      main actors are:
      Zhang Jiahui - Dou
      Chen Huilin, who can't be helped - Vase Ren Xianqi, who can't act at all
      - Studying acting very hard
      You Yong - The mainland oil barrel

      is generally successful. , at least this movie can be seen. Du's royal actors also don't forget to show their faces, such as: Lin Xue, Shao Meiqi, Ren...

    • By Federico 2022-04-23 07:04:45

      The media made big events

      Briefly say a few points:

      1. The power of the media is huge. It has the ability to confuse black and white, to refer to a deer as a horse, and at the same time, it also has the ability to unite people's hearts and lead the masses.

            A similar expression in martial arts novels is: "If it is spread out, it will not be ridiculed by the world"; the launching of war needs to be justifiable; the establishment of a country needs a theory and a doctrine.
            The media is...

    • By Leann 2022-04-23 07:04:45

      The net is too big, and all the fish I want to catch are missed.

      A large group of reporters = puppets, police = dolls, the seemingly "righteous" gangsters always talk to themselves, but their little brothers are victims.

      It's not nervous enough, and the characters in the play are thin on the white immature conflict, which is very different from "Cold War" and even the Japanese drama "BOSS".

      The gangster's cooking and the police's response are too different from the atmosphere of the whole film, which is absurd.

      Therefore, even...

    • By Constantin 2022-04-23 07:04:45

      Too much pretence, not enough force

      To Qifeng's movie has too many Bs, but the intriguing essence is a little less.
      First of all, the long shot of the old man at the beginning is really awesome, but apart from the awesomeness of the shot, there is not much to chew on. I think the shootout scene represented by this long scope is a little too thin.
      For example, Ren Xianqi's gang of bandits have strong firepower, professional firearms skills, skilled teamwork, and rich tactical experience, none of these; Zhang Jiahui's...

    • By Don 2022-04-22 07:01:53

      really not much

      I thought such a big action movie would be very good, but it turned out to be disappointing at the beginning, and it could not be shot at such a close distance. Next is the superintendent played by Chen Huilin, who is very stiff, and is so arrogant to her boss, as if they owe her a few catties of millet and haven't paid it back.
          The worst part is that I think that in the whole story, after reading it over and over again, it is inexplicable. I thought I was not serious enough to...

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    • By Cade 2023-09-30 04:46:18

      The gunfight scene is still so pretentious, after all, he is also the person who directed "Gun Fire". Is Du Sir trying to smash the sign? It's embarrassing how the plot is made up. Zhang Jiahui's hairstyle is really... unable to complain, even if there is my male god, I can't give high marks, and the most...

    • By Gayle 2023-09-16 10:31:32

      That street shootout couldn't save the mediocrity of the whole...

    • By Timothy 2023-08-20 04:53:56

      Everything is a show, seeing is not necessarily believing. A movie without too many surprises. Zhang Jiahui was not yet a movie star at that time, but he still performed very well. He is very suitable to play this kind of tenacious, stubborn, and screwed up role, the plane in the underworld, and the film's inspector Zhang Zhiheng. , the role of the witness is...

    • By Drake 2023-08-19 04:40:32

      The first shot is really long, and the scene where the robbers and hostages eat together is as warm as the one in...

    • By Dangelo 2023-08-13 19:53:31

      Except for the inexplicable ending, the rest are worth...

    Movie plot

    The TV crew inadvertently filmed the police force being severely injured by the gangsters led by Yuen ( Richie Jen ) on the street . In order to restore morale, 30,000 police officers in Hong Kong vowed to arrest the felons and bring them to justice. The police decided to broadcast the operation through the media again, and the citizens all held their breaths to watch the unprecedented "Breaking News" in the history of television.

    Actor

    Although Johnnie To can see familiar faces such as Lin Xue, Ren Dahua and Shao Meiqi in the supporting cast, the protagonists are Richie Jen, Cheung Ka Fei and Kelly Chen who have never worked together before. The previous roles of the three leading actors tended to be stereotyped, giving people the impression that they were not deep enough and their acting skills were mediocre. Johnnie To used them, using a lot of long shots and...
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    Film style

    "Dark War", "Gun Fire", and "PTU" are all films involving guns and gangsters, but the sound of gunfire is rarely heard, and the character's psychology is always reflected by the scheduling of the scene and the actions of the characters, and the obvious dark blue tone is used. Image traces. But Breaking News is not. "Breaking News" goes against the tradition of Hong Kong action films, does not stand out with well-designed movements, and...
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    Movie quotes

    • Long: The most dangerous time is also the safest.