Chow Yun-Fat stars in John Woo's classic 1992 action flick as a cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun...
Chow Yun-Fat stars in John Woo's classic 1992 action flick as a cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers, taking it upon himself to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
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92 %71 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
92 %39,538 reviewsAudience score rating
"Infinitely more exciting than a dozen Die Hards, action cinema doesn't come any better than this."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Mr. Woo does, in fact, seem to be a very brisk, talented director with a gift for the flashy effect and the bizarre confrontation."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A master stylist, Woo is similarly brilliant at examining the moral and social hierarchies of his patriarchal crime worlds."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Choreographically stunning like most of Woo's work, especially before he headed West."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago ReaderHard Boiled | Details
- Rating
- R18+,
- Runtime
- 126
- Genre
- Action, Thriller
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
