Zai zhan jiang hu (1990)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung

Writers:

Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung (writer)
Kar Wai Wong (writer)

Release Date:

1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

After 16 years of prison, Lung Ho-Tin is ready to get his life back.

Plot:

A well-known gangster is released from prison, and decides look for his daughter with the help of a troubled young woman.

Cast

Alan Tang	...	Lung Ho-Tin
Elizabeth Lee	...	Tsin Siu-Fung
Simon Yam	...	Li Pang
Andy Lau	...	Wah
Melvin Wong	...	Wong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chi Fai Chan	...	Yeung Kun
Dennis Chan	...	Hotel Clerk
Gwok Chuen Chan
Yi Chang	...	Repairman
Jing Chen	...	Tung
Tai Woh Dang
Feng Ku	...	Uncle Hung
Yung Kwan	...	Li Pang's Henchman
May Lo Mei-Mei	...	Siu-Lung
Carrie Ng	...	Lung's Wife
David Ng
Anthony Pa-San
Chu Tau
Wei Tung	...	Cheung Yat-Lui
Kim Fung Wong
David Wu	...	David

Also Known As:

Hong Kong Corruptor (USA) (video title)
Return Engagement (Hong Kong: English title) (original subtitled version)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

In-Gear Film

Exciting ending

This storyline somewhat mimics A Better Tomorrow 2, with an awesome ending, and a north American angle (except this one take place in Vancouver). Except this one doesn't have the better actor nor is the storyline any good. Plot: A head of the Chinese mafia in Canada kills some Itialian Mafia Boss in front of the police, therefore he went to jail for more than a decade (doesn't say). He left his daughter in Hong Kong, so after he was released from jail he wants to reunited with his daughter. He soon finds out that her daughter escaped the orphan home and his only clue is the other girl who escaped with her. But that girl has her own problem.

Andy Lau is in like 10 mins of the film... this wasn't that bad of a movie, with a excellent gun-fu ending, just up right there with ABT 2 (but less realistic). The storyline is not that good, it was mediocre, and wasn't as touching has ABT 2. Though the baddie is more unrealistic in this movie but he is very evil (played by Simon Yam). He is a character that not man of his word. The acting is not that good compared to ABT either, with everyone acting unrealistic (well maybe except the main character). There wasn't anything brilliant in this movie, but i do like the location in Canada. In the beginning, in the Canada warfare between Itailian and Chinese, that was just hilarious. It soooooooo stupid, and the interview from the mafia boss from reporter is stupid too.