When you see Kans coming to the airport in a black trench coat blown by the wind from nowhere, when you see the terrorist leader Kans and the ultimate police officer Sean shooting with guns in both hands, who do you think of? What movie do you think of when the white dove is flying in the Christ Church, facing the fierce gunfight and shooting of Kans and Sean that followed?
I don't know much about the background of this film, but through many of Woo's unique styles, I guess it should be his early work in Hollywood.
The male protagonist is played by two masculine white male movie stars. The action supported by high investment and the hot gun battle scene are not inferior to any Hollywood production. The two men fight from land to air and sea, not like ordinary Hong Kong. It's like a little slapstick in a movie. However, in a scene where the FBI was besieging Kans's nest, Kans ran to dodge Sean's shooting, and the inexplicable flickering obviously violated the conventional thinking of Westerners. People either shoot face-to-face or fight with arms and legs. I have never seen anything like this movie. And before the shootout in the Christian church, many people pointing at each other with guns are also a scene we are used to seeing in the East.
But in any case, the film still shows a kind of melodramatic "tear-jerking" style that is unusual for Hollywood movies, and most of it is played by Sean who has suffered through twists and turns. And Kans, whose conscience has not been completely wiped out,'s romantic concern for Sean's wife and his teaching to guard against bad boys are also beyond Sean's, which gives the film a layer of humanity. But this part was almost completely overshadowed by action scenes due to lack of foreshadowing and unsustainable development.
A very strange feeling. Throughout the film, I always vaguely see the shadow of an oriental person, as well as his spirit, technique and style. However, if you add in many far-fetched plot points that I don't want to mention, at best, this film looks like it was shot and edited by a mainstream director who imitated John Woo.
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