The Flock

Andrew Lau finally made his way to America, only to make a pretty generic thriller with Richard Gere. It's difficult for a mere film fan to gauge the appeal of such a project, but as someone who appreciates most things Lau did, this turned out to be a pretty big disappointment, and not worth the effort at all. Hollywood has enough generic thrillers, no need to waste a decent director from Hong Kong on such projects.

Enroll is a seasoned but somewhat unruly FBI agent. He is assigned a young protégé who he needs to train, not something he's actively looking forward to. He is currently trailing a violent rapist and killer, who he hopes to track down by finding a missing girl. It turns out his new protégé will prove quite helpful in his quest to catch the bad guy.

The plot is pretty generic, the cinematography is bland and the actors don't make much of an effort. The soundtrack was the only notable thing here, but that's hardly something that is going to save a film like this. I'm not surprised Lau moved back to Hollywood after shooting The Flock, it isn't a terrible film, it's just extremely basic and forgettable.