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The Corruptor (1999)

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Reviews Counted:45

Fresh:21

Rotten:24

Average Rating:5.2/10

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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Nov 29, 2005

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  • Corruptor, The
  • Police thriller about rookie (Mark Wahlberg, Boogie Nights) partnered with world-weary detective (Chow Yun-Fat, Anna And The King) in NYC's corrupt Chinatown.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    A hyper violent, run of the mill crime drama!

    Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Jim Judy
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    Leon Wood
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    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    The Corruptor proudly endorses every Asian stereotype in the book!

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    Matt Diehl
    Matt Diehl
    Citysearch

    It's rote baloney, trotting out every dead-stupid cop-movie cliche in the book and doing it colorlessly.

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    Michael Atkinson
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    For some reason, American filmmakers have yet to figure out how to properly use Chow Yun-Fat.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
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    Michael Dequina
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    Paul Tatara
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    Rob Blackwelder
    Rob Blackwelder
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    Hard Boiled, directed by the master of the genre, director John Woo, is a cult favorite. The Corruptor isn't in that league.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    Despite a few unlikely plot developments, "The Corruptor" is compelling from start to finish

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
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    Ross Anthony
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    Steve Rhodes
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    The movie's percussive action scenes hardly mask its lack of inspiration.

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    Steven Boone
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    Visceral. Textural. Interesting.

    Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
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    Susan Stark
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    A half-hearted photograph of the real thing.

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    Tom Keogh
    Tom Keogh
    Film.com
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    Take away all the flash and dazzle, and what you're left with in The Corruptor is a police procedural.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
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    Tom Maurstad
    Tom Maurstad
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    Wesley Morris
    Wesley Morris
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    The film takes too long to get what little there is to start started and then never goes anywhere interesting.

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