Directed by former critic Chen Kuo-fu, Shuang Tong (Double Vision) is a Taiwanese effort at combining various aspects of the crime and horror genres with the excitement of martial arts. Led by detective Li Feng-po (Leon Dai), a group of detectives use physical violence to get a confession from a suspected criminal. Meanwhile, several murders are occuring--a business man is found drowned in his office; a politicians mistress {(Chiang Hui-hui}) is burnt to death in her apartment, and an American
clerk (Geo Gerstein) is eviscerated in his own church. Without a background in finding serial killers, the Taiwan authorties see fit to call the FBI. Agent Kevin Richter (David Morse) teams up with foreign affairs officer Huang Huo-tu (Tony Leung Kar-fai), and the pair sets off on a surreal trail which leads them through psychedelic fungus and a strange Taoist cult fun by former-businessmen. Eventually, Huang's (Leung Kar-fai) own inner demons are exposed and turned against him in a violent conclusion. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
Quando se concentra na relação entre os personagens de Leung e Morse, o filme é fascinante. Pena que sua resolução transforme o roteiro numa bagunça completa.
Presents long stretches between the more compelling ideas and the end result is a movie that smells like an enjoyable Genre Stew but ends up tasting like limp noodles.
Looks very much like a lost Chinese episode of The X-Files, but it's still a good, weird ride starring Hong Kong star Tony Leung and American actor David Morse.
Solid Asian supernatural thriller set in Taiwan about an investigation into a series of grisly murders based on Taoism mythology. Sets a decent pace from the start and doesn't shy away from the violence. Found myself a little confused in the plot towards the end as explanations for the motives of the murders started to
be revealed, but I got the gist of what was going on. Overall a very decent effort.
January 22, 2011
Lee ?
Super Reviewer
East meets West in this original supernatural thriller. David Morse is on good form as always.
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