The brisk directorial sleight-of-hand that dominates Sparrow might leave you somewhat bewildered, but you will be too awestruck by its cool craftsmanship to feel in any way robbed.
The Sparrow (2008)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:7
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Hoi-Pang Lo
Starring: Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Hoi-Pang Lo
Director: Johnny To
Director: Johnny To
Reviews for The Sparrow
An action film without guns or even that much violence, it unfurls like an elegant ballet.
Plays out with the light energy of a dance for most of its brisk running time.
Some of the scenes in this gentle romantic pickpocketing yarn are pure cinematic pleasure, but in the end the plot and the characters are too thin to turn a series of delightfully stylised setpieces into a fully satisfying film.
Has a feather-light plot that flies in the face of credibility, but contains all the right components for an entertaining hit, like gracefully choreographed action sequences by martial arts veteran Yuen Biao, and a well-assembled cast.
To's touch is airy light, buoyed by a jazzy score and an especially charming performance by To regular Yam.
Yam’s easy charm holds the pic together, and supports are are all solid, with Lam standing out among the sparrows and the Mandarin-speaking Lin fine as the skittish but crafty Chun-lei.
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