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Waise Lee | ... | |
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Fennie Yuen | ... |
Jane
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Yolinda Yam | ... |
Sally Yen
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Paul's father
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Yue Ding |
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Shek Yin Lau | ... |
Fatso
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Chung Lin | ... |
Y.S. Leong
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Hee Ching Paw | ... |
Ben's mother
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Hang Shuen So | ... |
Jane's mother
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Wei-min Tan |
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Kan-Wing Tsang | ... |
Jane's father
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Kwong Lam Tsui | ... |
Frank's father
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In 1967, on the way to the wedding of a friend a young man is accosted by a local gang member. Later, the three friends administer justice, in the process of which the gang member is killed, so they leave Hong Kong to avoid the police and the gang. They run black market supplies to Saigon and get embroiled in the war, being arrested as Viet Cong, then later captured by the Viet Cong, and find that their friendship is tested to the limits as they try to escape. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Wow, an amazing film. I've been a big John Woo fan for a few years, and this is the last major film of his I've gotten around to seeing. The action scenes are incredible, as to be expected. Not as much action as The Killer or the record-holding Hard Boiled, but still a lot of exciting stuff. This is also a really moving drama. Jackie Cheung in particular was amazing. Of his three acting nominations that year, this was the leading actor nomination he earned at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and I can't believe he didn't win. The POW sequence was so sad, so tragic, so powerful, so moving. Maybe The Deer Hunter was as moving to me. Maybe.
Anyway, this truly is John Woo's Apocalypse Now. An unforgettable drama, not just because it's a memorable, high quality, and entertaining film, but because of the emotional impact the events have on the characters and it'll have on you. 10/10