Tian xia wu zei (2004)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Xiaogang Feng

Writer:

Xiaogang Feng (writer)

Release Date:

9 December 2004 (China)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Plot:

A con-team couple (Andy Lau & Rene Liu) head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter travelling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves. |

Plot Keywords:

Egg Tricks | Train Journey | Bad Wig

Awards:

3 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Andy Lau	...	Wang Bo
Rene Liu	...	Wang Li
You Ge	...	Uncle Bill
Baoqiang Wang	...	Sha Gen
Bingbing Li	...	Xiao Ye
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wei Fan	...	Fat robber
Yuanzheng Feng	...	Thin robber
Biao Fu	...	General Manager Liu
Ka Tung Lam	...	Four-eyes
Fan Xu	...	Mrs. Liu
Yong You	...	Thief Number Two
Hanyu Zhang	...	Public security Han
Ping Zhong	...	Policewoman

Also Known As:

A World Without Thieves (International: English title)

Runtime:

113 min | China:100 min

Country:

China | Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG

Company:

Focus Films

Feng XiaoGang reaches for new height in his latest movie

Feng has traditionally produced a movie each year close to the new year, but the tone of his movie has grown darker and sadder. A World without Thieves is another example of this progression.

The story is simple, but the characters have layers, and the dialog remains classic Feng-style as ever. All performances are good to great. The villain role is set up perfectly for Ge You. The production value is the most polished I've seen from a Feng's film. The camera work, the editing, and the music score all feel artistic and are mixed together quite well. As for his previous movie "Cellphone", there are a number of sad moments in the movie where your heart will be heavy. Overall, highly recommended. 8 out of 10.