Hard Boiled (1992)
94 %
Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 30 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Synopsis:
After a deadly shoot-out with a ruthless band of gunrunners, Inspector "Tequila" Yuen (Yun Fat) is reprimanded by the police brass for excessive use of force. He soon gets himself into even more trouble by trying to arrest a gangster who is actually an undercover agent. But Yuen gets one last... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Theresa Mo, Philip Chan, Anthony Wong
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The action sequences here are less overtly beautiful than in his previous films, but they're far more complex and explosive.
08/16/07 09:32 PM
The kinetic action set pieces of Hard-Boiled are so tightly-wound, so intense, that they will either exhilarate or scare off action fans bred on the relatively lame offerings provided by major Hollywood studios.
03/01/07 09:24 PM
Hard Boiled takes Woo's signature gunplay to even more hyperbolic extremes than he had previously achieved.
03/01/07 09:22 PM
Choreographically stunning like most of Woo's work, especially before he headed West.
03/01/07 09:21 PM
Top Critic John Woo's poetically violent action sequences are his trademark, and Hard-Boiled features three stunning examples.
08/09/05 08:02 PM
A master stylist, Woo is similarly brilliant at examining the moral and social hierarchies of his patriarchal crime worlds.
12/27/03 06:00 PM
Mr. Woo does, in fact, seem to be a very brisk, talented director with a gift for the flashy effect and the bizarre confrontation.
05/20/03 05:15 PM
Top Critic Short on plot or brains, but miles-long on fantastic action and ultra-hipness. Chow Yun Fat displays a level of excellence not seen in his American-made films.
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03/19/03 08:53 PM
Woo says farewell to Hong Kong with a send-up of Hong Kong action movies
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01/13/03 07:45 PM
This film is capital -N Not For Everyone, but it is also one of the best action films of all time.
11/07/02 01:22 PM
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