Maybe it's because my expectations for this film were too high, or because the promotional film was too gorgeous. After watching the full movie, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Let's talk about the plot of the film first: many of the plots are telling the audience that this is another "low-budget production" that wants to be funny. Not to mention its overly commercial operation, just some of the tedious plots in the film are enough to turn people off. First of all, at the beginning of the chapter, the male lead is posing cool. The scenes in Disco add up to 10 minutes, including the male lead and the bar girl chatting up, as well as some other scenes that exaggerate the atmosphere. For every film, the foreshadowing is of course necessary, but too much foreshadowing can not help but make people feel a little boring. Most of the middle of the film is dominated by action and gunfights, but it's not exciting enough. The director seems to only use the sound to stimulate the audience, rather than the plot to stimulate the audience. The sounds of machine guns and engines seem to shatter the audience's eardrums, while the plot itself is easy to speculate. This has to be said to be a major failure of the film. The worst part is the scene near the end. When the black agent rescued his girlfriend from the tiger's mouth, he did not transfer her to a safe place in time, but stayed at the crime scene. As a result, the girlfriend who finally escaped danger was injured by a time bomb again. For an American FBI special agent, don't they even have the common sense to transfer the hostages to a safe place in time? After seeing it, it is not difficult to find that this far-fetched plot is to pave the way for a happy ending. The film's ending, although barely touching, can't help but feel a little disappointing. In addition to violent plots, there are also some sexy and ambiguous plots in the film, but they are also inappropriately expressed, giving people a feeling of "unreal". To sum up, the plot of this film makes people feel like chewing wax, and there is no taste at all. Let's talk about what it's about: For most audiences, police-gang shootout action movies either win with gripping, intriguing plots (such as "Infernal Affairs"), or they win favor with wonderful blockbuster scenes and shocking audiovisual effects (such as "Infernal Affairs") Most of John Woo's shootout films), otherwise it can only keep the box office with complex and complete story content. This film has neither a tense plot nor a beautiful scene. What is even more disappointing is that the story content is extremely thin, and the main line is unclear. The director forced a story that could be told in 20 minutes into a 132-minute movie, so it's not hard to imagine how far-fetched it is. It stands to reason that there should be two main lines of the story: 1. FBI's search for "inner ghosts"; 2. The emotional entanglement between the FBI agent and the female drug lord. If you mainly follow the first line, then it is the "Infernal Affairs" route, and if you follow the second line, it is the "Black Ice" route. As a result, the director took the two lines together regardless of priority, and the story at the end was not clearly explained, which gave people a very empty feeling. This is entirely due to the fact that the content of the story is too thin. Of course, the plot and the content are inextricably linked. A good plot can make the content of the story more interesting, and good content can provide enough "resources" for a rich plot. If you take one of the two, you will have the opportunity to win the whole house, but unfortunately... this film does not take one.
As for the actors, Gong Li's performance has been roughly described earlier, but overall it is still very good, and most of the performances are in place. The performance of black actor Jamie Foxx (Jamie Foxx) is also worth mentioning, he showed the FBI chivalrous and tender side to the fullest. The performance of Colin Farrell (Colin Farrell), who played opposite Gong Li, was less satisfactory. Colin Farrell, who looks like Brad Pitt (Brad Pitt) between his brows, is very different from Brad Pitt in terms of acting skills. While acting handsome and cool, he has forgotten the most basic element of being an actor - being loyal to the role. He might be able to play a western cowboy, but it's not suitable for such a performance to interpret an FBI agent. Of course, the performance of the actors is also directly related to the script, maybe this role is not suitable for Colin.
Although the film has various shortcomings, it is more than enough to recover the cost. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the soundtrack in the film is very good, and the performances of several supporting characters are also very good. Although it is a bit overwhelming, it is still very enjoyable to see good performances. While watching the film, it is interesting to have the opportunity to hear the differences in English spoken by people from different countries. Although the monster's evaluation of this film is more negative than positive, it is still recommended for friends who love movies, especially those who like Gong Li to watch it.
PS: Just buy a DVD.
Yokai Rating: 2 and a half stars
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