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The Corruptor (1999)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:7
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: This uninspiring cop thriller doesn't measure up to Chow Yun-Fat's Hong Kong work.
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Chow Yun-Fat is Nick Chen, a severe New York Chinatown cop who is having a tough time keeping peace on the streets after a turf war breaks out between the triads and a street gang. Mark Wahlberg is... Chow Yun-Fat is Nick Chen, a severe New York Chinatown cop who is having a tough time keeping peace on the streets after a turf war breaks out between the triads and a street gang. Mark Wahlberg is Danny Wallace, another cop brought in to help with the peacekeeping effort. When he realizes that Chen's ties to the criminals go even deeper than he suspected, things get very violent and complicated. [More]
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg
Director: James Foley
Director: James Foley
Producer: Dan Halsted
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Reviews for The Corruptor
It surprises by taking us inside Chinatown, where we discover just how sinister and elaborate the relationships between the police and the businessmen can be.
You probably can't blame Chow for The Corruptor. No way he could outmaneuver the director and the writers. The only thing in The Corruptor more catastrophic than the car chases is the script.
James Foley directs with lean, mean stylishness and the charismatic Yun-Fat finally gets a Hollywood vehicle worthy of his talents.
It's rote baloney, trotting out every dead-stupid cop-movie cliche in the book and doing it colorlessly.
Hard Boiled, directed by the master of the genre, director John Woo, is a cult favorite. The Corruptor isn't in that league.
Take away all the flash and dazzle, and what you're left with in The Corruptor is a police procedural.
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