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This one is part of the Police Story series, but in true 90s Hong Kong fashion, they made it difficult to keep track of film series due to all kinds of spin-offs, sequels, semi-remakes, and rip-offs. Just think of this film as Police Story with Michelle Yeoh stepping in for Jackie Chan, and you should have a pretty good idea of what to expect. Supercop 2 serves classic 90s Hong Kong action. With Yeoh in the lead and a talented team behind the cameras, that is all you need for a fun genre flick. There's nothing too memorable or exceptional about this film, I don't think I'll be able to distinguish this one from a handful of others one month from now, but at least it was good fun while watching.Read all
A very messy action flick. Stanley Tong is part of the old guard of Hong Kong action directors, like so many of his generation he's been struggling with the shift to China as well as the introduction of CG action. No doubt a lot of money went into this film, but it doesn't always look like it. Vanguard is an elite security company. When one of their clients is kidnapped, they put their best team on the case. It takes them to Africa and the Middle-East, where they have to deal with a wealthy criminal. He needs their client as he's the only one who knows the location of a great stash of gold. Performances are all over the place (lots of English dialogue by non-native speakers), the CG is pretty shabby and some of the stunts are absolutely ridiculous. It's a shame, because the hand-to-hand combat looked pretty impressive. It's obvious Tong wasn't fully in control of his film, could've been a lot better if he hadn't tried to make it so flashy.Read all
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