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Overview
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Release Date:
19 October 2000 (Hong Kong) more
Tagline:
Trust is fatal. more
Plot:
Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Unusually witty and superbly crafted actioner more (36 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Nicholas Tse | ... | Tyler |
| Wu Bai | ... | Jack |
| Candy Lo | ... | Ah Hui |
| Cathy Tsui | ... | Ah Jo |
| Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | ... | Uncle Ji |
| Jun Kung | ... | Miguel (as Joventino Couto Remotigue) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Arsenio Bhoy Agpoon | ||
| Albert | ||
| Tsu Chun Bon | ||
| Angelo Carmones | ||
| William Chan | ||
| Charles Fok | ||
| Jack Kao | ... | Police Officer |
| Kenji | ||
| Leung Tal Keung | ||
| Roderik Lam | ||
| Joe Li | ||
| Robert Miller | ||
| Chang Hung On | ||
| Fu Yeuk Pang | ||
 | Francis Pardeilhan | ... | Jack (voice) |
| Wong Kam Pong | ||
| Wong Ting Pong | ||
| Antonio Represan | ||
| Roberto Rojas | ||
| Kenji Tanigaki | ||
| Erik Man Wai | ||
| Paggie Wong | ||
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Time and Tide (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Shunliu niliu (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong violence and brief drug use.
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Runtime:
113 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R
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A poster for Trainspotting (1996) can be seen on Tyler's door, when the cop went out. more
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References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) more
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Having read some reviews that called this film "out of control" and "messily plotted", I was expecting some John Woo style craziness with giant plot holes and inconsistencies, which was nonetheless fun-to-watch.
Well it was fun-to-watch, but for different reasons. Time and Tide actually has a very well crafted story full of great characters and sharp dialogue. It is not at all mindless action. The mood of much of the film is quite droll, very noirish. And the action scenes thrill with creativity and intelligence rather than mayhem and body count.
It is filmed in a wild avant-garde style. Indeed the story is TOLD in a very novel visual style that requires great attention to detail to pick up. Its as if Tsui Hark considered how every scene would be typically and familiarily shot, then conveys what happens in a totally unexpected way. Hong Kong filmakers are great experimenters with perspective. Often, for example, you will only get a hint of what happened and the film moves off in an unexpected direction, only to return and more fully tell you what happened earlier. No block building here, one must jump in and and go with the flow.
The film makes no pretentions to day to day realities, and there are some ludicrous scenes paying homage to imagination run riot, but I think these add to the fun, especially since they are delivered with typical Tsui Hark absurd charm.
I originally gave this film a 9/10, and the more I consider it, the more I like it. In fact I'm going for a second viewing tonight. It's shaping up to be one of my favorite Hong Kong actioners.