Saving Mr. Wu

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Movie Info

Police race against time after criminals posing as cops kidnap a Hong Kong movie star (Andy Lau) and threaten to kill him.
  • Genre:
    mystery and thriller, drama, crime
  • Original Language:
    Chinese
  • Director:
    Sheng Ding
  • Writer:
    Sheng Ding
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $92.7K
  • Runtime:

Cast & Crew

Andy Lau
Mr. Wu
Ye Liu
Xing Feng
Wu Ruofu
Cao Gang
Qianyuan Wang
Zhang Hua
Suet Lam
Mr. Su
Sheng Ding
Director
Sheng Ding
Screenwriter
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Critic Reviews for Saving Mr. Wu

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  • Saving Mr. Wu is terrific fun as a crime thriller, with great photography and tense action sequences. Yet it truly excels in its quieter moments ...

    October 2, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Tirdad Derakhshani

    Philadelphia Inquirer

  • Ding has done an outstanding job re-creating the events and conveying the complexity and prudence of the cops' investigative chess moves.

    October 1, 2015 | Full Review…

    Martin Tsai

    Los Angeles Times

  • The director deploys all the familiar tropes with an assured forcefulness that makes the movie crackle with a rough energy.

    October 1, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Soren Andersen

    Seattle Times

  • Overall, Saving Mr Wu is a very impressive film, benefiting the most from its direction and editing. However, its narrative could have been a bit less complex.

    July 26, 2020 | Full Review…

    Panos Kotzathanasis

    easternKicks.com

  • Saving Mr. Wu is a tense crime thriller with a true story background that keeps the viewer interested and connected to the story with good characters and great performances.

    April 19, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

    Emilie Black

    Cinema Crazed

  • It's a tight, fast-moving, entertaining cop drama that does away with the criminal mastermind clichs to show a more realistic portrait of a kidnapping and police investigation energized by car chases, flashing sirens, and strike force action.

    October 6, 2016 | Full Review…

    Sean Axmaker

    Seanax.com
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