The rest of the film can't possibly sustain the energy of the opening moments, but director To makes up for it with many beautifully understated scenes and performances.
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Exiled (2007)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:49
Rotten:11
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: Exiled has non-stop action, tension and style -- making it an excellent summer action movie. Johnnie To brings beautiful scenery and camerawork to the film, enhancing the action even more.
Theatrical Release:Aug 31, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: For the first time since The Mission in 1999, Anthony Wong (Infernal Affairs) and Francis Ng (Infernal Affairs 2) once again team up with Johnnie To and his regulars Roy Cheung (Infernal Affairs... [More]
Starring: Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet
Director: Johnnie To, Cheng Siu Keung
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This flamboyant, Peckinpah-ish ode to male bonding has a melancholy, fin de siècle splendor.
09/06/07
Top CriticIt's a fantasy of a crime epic, to be sure, but it's a glorious fantasy in which the unspoken bonds of brotherhood bathe every shootout and sacrifice in the light of myth.
09/13/07
...Exiled is compromised by the feeling one gets that Johnnie To has been watching too many westerns. Like in a Sergio Leone movie, all the characters try to strike iconic poses, clad with shades, munching on cigars, tilted gun in hand.
04/23/07
a moody crime drama that doubles as a revolutionary political allegory - ringing the changes on China's evolving reunification even as it longs for a future that will return to the noblest values of the past.
06/15/07
To call Exiled Johnnie To's finest film would be an understatement.
01/02/08
What's Cantonese for "badass"? It fits adjectivally with this very enjoyable action thriller with a bracing touch of political satire, from Johnny To
06/15/07
Less a movie than a phantasmagorical dream synthesised from Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah.
09/14/07
Self-aware episodes of unpredictable fortune and fatality. Add to that mirthful fantasy. You will not get hurt watching this film.
08/26/07
With not enough balls to be fun, and not enough brain to be cerebral, there’s not much going on behind those pained Western expressions to entertain.
06/15/07
If it weren't for those pesky subtitles, you'd swear it was the best summer action film of the year.
08/23/07
This 2006 Hong Kong-produced gangster film by director Johnnie To, set in Macao, is an entertaining product that presents a powerful artistic vision.
09/07/07
Top CriticIt has about it the feeling of a Sergio Leone spaghetti western.
07/04/07
An intriguing setting and several witty, inventive directorial touches raise this above the average Hong Kong gangster thriller.
09/02/07
To packs the moments of contemplation with as much suspense as the action sequences and is a master of ratcheting up tension through small details.
09/07/07
Top CriticA great opportunity to find out why fans value [To's] work so highly.
08/13/07
Johnnie To, the director, is highly respected in this genre, and I suppose he does it about as well as you'd want it to be done, unless you wanted acting and more coherence.
09/07/07
Top CriticIf you’ve never seen a Johnnie To crime picture, Exiled is a simple, stylish, and utterly delightful introduction.
08/16/07
Top Critic...there's nothing predictable about the film.
08/31/07
The finale is a slow-motion tour de force that blends style, elegance and nuance of character in showers of blood.
09/14/07
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