Fei ying (2004)

This 2004 movie follows a Chinese socialite (Michelle Yeoh) who, in her spare time, fights the forces of evil. She teams up with her childhood buddy, Mr. Rich Man, who is a police officer, ... See full synopsis »

Director:

Jingle Ma

Writers:

Susan Chan, Jingle Ma

Stars:

Michelle Yeoh, Luke Goss, Brandon Chang

Cast

Credited cast:
Michelle Yeoh	...	Lulu Wong
Richie Ren	...	Rich Man
Luke Goss	...	Alexander Wolfe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laurent Buson	...	Drug Dealer's Hitman
Brandon Chang	...	Kit
Daming Chen	...	Professor Ho Chung
Paul Philip Clark	...	Drug dealer's bodyguard
Kôichi Iwaki	...	Akira Shiraishi
Wu Sai Kit	...	Lulu (young age)
Bingbing Li	...	Jane
Brandon Rhea	...	Poacher
Max Ruddock	...	Poacher
Lisa S.	...	Lisa Hayashi (as Lisa Selesner)
Misato Tachibana	...	Tina Shiraishi
Lui Wei	...	Rich Man (young age)

Storyline

This 2004 movie follows a Chinese socialite (Michelle Yeoh) who, in her spare time, fights the forces of evil. She teams up with her childhood buddy, Mr. Rich Man, who is a police officer, to foil a kidnapping ring with more sinister undertones... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

double identity | hacker | martial arts | telephone | bungee jump | 

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Taglines:

The law has limits. She Doesn't.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for stylized martial arts violence

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

19 January 2004 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Silver Hawk

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$227,125 (Hong Kong) (23 January 2004)

Gross:

$415,692 (Hong Kong) (30 January 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tianjin Film Studio, Media Asia Films, Han Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Silver Hawk's trademark silver BMW bike seems to gain and lose the magnetic grapple/rocket launcher tubes at random - most notably when she escapes from her first encounter at Wolfe's lair - when she summons the bike, the tubes are there, but when Superintendent Man catches up with her, they're gone (although you can see the mounting points on the fairing).

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Quotes

Kit: [Rich Man and LuLu are hugging in public while Man is supposed to be working] Excuse me! Excuse me!
[Goes in-between them and looks at Man's badge]
Kit: Super Intendant Man? What is this? A "Days of our Lives" reunion?

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Connections

References First Blood (1982)

User Reviews

Decent kung fu/sci-fi/superhero mix

Asia doesn't have many bona-fide superheroes in their fantastic fiction; they tend to have kung fu masters and such, but apart from Black Mask (which was very mediocre) I don't think I've seen any other real Asian superhero movies except for this one; Silver Hawk. It is a true combo of kung fu and super-heroics, as the main character, Lulu Wong (Michelle Yeoh), has excelled in the martial arts since childhood and have found a way to use her martial arts for the good of all society as the silver-costumed hero Silver Hawk.

The movie takes place in the future, where they have holographic mahjong and some brand-new mind-reading devices. Stylistically, everything is entirely kept in ice-blue glass and metal, which all looks sleek and cool, but also rather cold and inhuman.

A human dimension is added, however, in the childhood flashbacks, where a lot of connections are drawn to Silver Hawk's adult life. For instance, the reason she wears a mask is because she did so as a kid, too, to disguise her identity when she was kung fu brawling in defiance of her teachers' orders. This cross-time dimension with her childhood works very well indeed, also because she runs into her childhood friend again as an adult, his having become a police chief. Initially he wants to catch Silver Hawk, but as soon as he finds out who she is, he starts working with her.

The bad guy (supervillain, really), Fire Wolf, is quite dull, and his plan not very well described. There are a couple of plot holes in the story, too, and while the action is pretty good, the fighting isn't spectacular. But still a relatively good and watchable movie. I rate it a 6 out of 10.

I'm very interested in movies that combine kung fu and science fiction. My list so far includes Silver Hawk, Avenging Fist, Jet Li's The One, and, of course, the Matrix Trilogy, and Equilibrium. And also, Star Wars, sort of, since the Jedi abilities are a form of martial arts... I hope to discover more movies with kung fu and sci-fi combined.