It was shocking to see it as a kid

Gudrun 2022-03-17 09:01:03

I don’t know what to say about this 2001 film for 20 years. I watched it with my brother when I was very young. It was a subversive film, because I didn’t expect the perpetrator to run away in the end? Judging from the results, the director should agree. Now this kind of ending probably won't pass the trial in China, it's similar to manslaughter... The film is very interesting. It satirizes the government and the police many times. The place is very contrived, but it does not prevent him from selling. The explosion scene at the beginning is really cool, I didn't know Uncle Wolf at that time, haha. This film will not be outdated now, it was a good film in that era.

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  • Misty 2022-04-22 07:01:05

    The male pig's sense of justice is worthless, the opposite is the real righteousness

  • Mitchell 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    Such a tight and purposeful action movie must be applauded. At that time, Hugh Jackman was still a loser, and Halle Berry actually.... In contrast, action films are much more utilitarian these days.

Swordfish quotes

  • Stanley: It's not gonna end like this.

    Gabriel: Oh, come on, Stan. Not everything ends the way you think it should. Besides, audiences love happy endings.

  • Gabriel: Have you ever heard of Harry Houdini? Well he wasn't like today's magicians who are only interested in television ratings. He was an artist. He could make an elephant disappear in the middle of a theater filled with people, and do you know how he did that? Misdirection.

    Stanley: What the fuck are you talking about?

    Gabriel: Misdirection. What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.