Chao ji ji hua (1993)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Mok Tang Han (writer)
Sui Lai Kang (writer)

Release Date:

16 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Hostage | Brother Sister Relationship | Birthday Party | Bank Robbery | Parachute

Cast

Michelle Yeoh	...	Jessica Yang
Rongguang Yu	...	David Chang (as Yu Rong Guang)
Emil Chau	...	Martin Lee
Athena Chu	...	Annie Lee
Siu-Wong Fan	...	Alan Wong (as Fan Sui Wong)
Jackie Chan	...	Inspector Chan
Bill Tung	...	Uncle Bill
Eric Tsang	...	Robber in Drag
Dick Wei	...	Ah Shuen
Bowie Lam	...	George
Alain Guernier	...	Roger Davidson
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung	...	Jewelry Shop Manager
Chan Mei Kei	...	Bank Manager
Yukari Ôshima	...	Terrorist (as Oshima Yukari)
Ailen Sit	...	Po (as Sit Chun Wai)

Also Known As:

Chiu kap gai waak (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Once a Cop (International: English title) (informal title)
Police Story 3 Part 2
Police Story 3: Supercop 2 (Hong Kong: English title) (series title)
Police Story 4: Project S
Project S (Hong Kong: English title)
Supercop (UK)
Supercop 2 (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Way Films Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hot Fuzz Special (2007) (TV)

Disappointing

This follow-up to "Police Story 3" is not nearly as good as its predecessor, despite having the same director (Stanley Tong). Although it is supposed to be a starring vehicle for Michelle Yeoh, she has surprisingly little to do. She gets about 3 fight scenes in the entire film (she does show her awesome flexibility in those at least), and is absent during many of the climactic set-pieces! The whole movie seems to favor (dryly directed) gunplay over martial arts, and although there are some spectacular stunts, they are pretty much par for the course for Hong Kong cinema. The most interesting aspect of the movie is the relationship between Yeoh and the bad guy who sincerely loves her, but the ending resolves that in a rather too-convenient way. Jackie Chan has a 2-minute scene that is so outrageously silly you can't help but laugh; also watch out for a brief appearance by Yukari Oshima during the opening action sequence. (**)