Old themes, new ideas....

Stefan 2022-03-23 09:03:01

Looking at the synopsis, I thought it was just another undercover story, but the ending and the direction of the story were different from Infernal Affairs.

Relatively speaking, I still like Infernal Affairs more. Huang Qiusheng and Zeng Zhiwei are both the best choices. Compared to Cui Minzhi in the movie, the characters are very flat and the performance is very dry. The police, if it is necessary to be ruthless to the enemy, is it necessary to be so cruel to the enemy? This is one of the failures of the film. It is intentional for the final outcome and arrangement, giving Li Zicheng sufficient motivation.

There are many scenes of infighting between gangsters in the movie. Both of them are big bosses with scheming. Ding Qing and Li Zhongjiu are both veterans. How could they be hacked and ambushed at every turn? These parts are the film's failures, and some places are too pretentious. For example, in the final appearance of Li Zicheng as the chairman, is this a Hong Kong-style gambling film in the 1980s.

"The Godfather" is much better at this point. The real murderer in his mind is not the kind of person who is above the seven emotions, shouting and killing at every turn. This is also the case in the movie. It seems that the person who is the most unlikely to ascend , all the other shouting and clamoring to get someone is not a good end.

Most Korean films, no matter how big the investment or how famous the actors are, are inseparable from the influence of Korean dramas. Some actors' contrived expressions make me think that they are still playing Kimchi Shi's milk drama again. , Hang early and give birth early.

And the police system is so easy to be hacked by hackers, it's a big joke.

After complaining, say something nice, although the movie is about 130 minutes (excluding subtitles), but I don't feel that the rhythm is slow, the chilling atmosphere permeates the whole movie, violent scenes can be seen everywhere, the violence is still restrained, give the movie extra points, Huang The acting skills of Jung Myung and Lee Jung Jae add a lot to the movie.

The Go teacher and Section Chief Jiang must not only have a relationship between superiors and subordinates, but they can be deeply explored.

There is no so-called review, everything is really possible, it would be better if the line between Li Zicheng's wife and Go teacher was more reasonable.

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  • Keith 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    Hwang Jung-min must be in love with Lee Jung-jae. The love of a straight man is that he can die for the other party except for not poking his asshole.

  • Edythe 2022-03-22 09:02:37

    This film answered a question I had when watching Hong Kong gangster films: the undercover agent is so powerful, why not be the boss directly?