England is England, how can there be a confrontation

Leonard 2022-04-23 07:02:25

Uncle Jackie Chan finally shows an image that matches his real age. As a post-90s generation who grew up watching Jackie Chan movies, in fact, as long as there is a scene where Jackie Chan looks old and faltering, he already has the urge to shed tears. Just personal opinion.

The reason why I gave this movie a low score is because Brosnan and Jackie Chan were always promoted as opposites when the movie was released. I entered the theater to watch the two male gods in my childhood "fight" like the title of the movie. However, the whole movie In essence, there is no "fight" between the two, only Jackie Chan bullied 007 unilaterally with his excellent special operations ability (and in the Mandarin version I watched, Zhang Guoli's voice always made me make Brosnan's face and brain into Ji Xiaolan), from the plot In terms of perspective, the two are even on the same front, and in terms of the low profile of the British officials shown in the film, Jackie Chan's performance in the film cannot be described as aggressive.

The whole movie gave me the feeling that it was forcibly beautifying the image of the British government, and was unable to create a good villain and plot. Two of the three stars were given to the old Jackie Chan and one to the old 007.

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The Foreigner quotes

  • Liam Hennessy: You killed my dog.

    Quan Ngoc Minh: Dog's fine. Just sleeping.

  • Quan Ngoc Minh: [opens coat] I'm wearing a bomb. Anyone comes in, I touch it one, then we die. Now, give me the names.

    Liam Hennessy: They claim to be IRA, but I don't know who they really are. I'm doin' everything I can to find out who's responsible.

    Quan Ngoc Minh: [puts gun to Hennessy's head] You're lying! Who killed my daughter?

    Liam Hennessy: I'm sorry! I truly don't know yet!

    Quan Ngoc Minh: [pause] The explosive the bombers use, it's Semtex-H?

    Liam Hennessy: [nervous] Yes. Yes. You know about Semtex?

    Quan Ngoc Minh: I know Semtex-H. During the war Czechs make for the army. Good for bombs and traps.

    Liam Hennessy: In Vietnam?

    Quan Ngoc Minh: Yes. Many American people died by Semtex-H. Now, IRA use to kill my daughter. That's ironic.

    Liam Hennessy: I've read your history. We both know about war. We've both tried to put it behind us. You and me, we're alike.

    Quan Ngoc Minh: [backhands Hennessy in the face] We are NOTHING alike. You're NOTHING! You kill women and children! NAMES!

    Liam Hennessy: To Almighty God, I don't know!

    Quan Ngoc Minh: [cocks the gun]

    Liam Hennessy: WAIT! Wait! I've set a trap for them when they use the next bomb. When they claim responsibility for the next bombing, they'll use a code word, telling the police they're IRA. I've changed that code word. So when they use it, I'll know.

    Quan Ngoc Minh: [lowers the gun] You have one day.

    Liam Hennessy: ...what if they don't set off a bomb by then?

    Quan Ngoc Minh: Twenty-four hours.

    [leaves]

    Liam Hennessy: ...Jesus. Oh, Jesus, sweet Jesus.