Bay Rong (2009)

Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan,... See full summary »

Director:

Le Thanh Son

Writers:

Johnny Nguyen, Le Thanh Son

Stars:

Johnny Nguyen, Thanh Van Ngo, Hoang Phuc Nguyen

Cast

Credited cast:
Johnny Nguyen	...	Quan (as Johnny Tri Nguyen)
Thanh Van Ngo	...	Trinh (as Ngo Thanh Van)
Hoang Phuc Nguyen	...	Hac Long
Lam Minh Thang	...	Cang
Hieu Hien	...	Phong
Truong The Vinh	...	Tuan
Nguyen Hau	...	A.Thoong
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alain Bruxelles	...	Frenchman #1
François de la Torre	...	Frenchman #5
Jérôme	...	Frenchman #7
Thomas Michel Meyer	...	Frenchman #6
David Minetti	...	Frenchman #2
Rémi Recher	...	Frenchman #3
Yann Williot	...	Frenchman #4

Storyline

Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan, who she becomes attracted to. Trinh and Quan's relationship becomes complicated as it becomes evident that their motivations are not the same.

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Plot Keywords:

hitman | shootout | gun action | chase | blood | 

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and martial arts action, brief sexuality and language

Details

Country:

Vietnam

Language:

Vietnamese

Release Date:

9 December 2009 (Vietnam)

Also Known As:

Clash

Filming Locations:

Vietnam

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chanh Phuong Phim

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Not up to the standard of "The Rebel"

After "The Rebel" one would expect a movie starring Johnny Nguyen would at least offer the same experience action wise. Sadly somehow they found it necessary to put in focus on drama. While sometimes it does help intensify the action, in this case it doesn't help at all. It even distracts from it. Some directors have no clue what is important. Being pretentious with a story this bad is never a good idea. All this would not matter if the action sequences were up to par of those in "The Rebel". Sure there were some nice moves by the main characters but rarely were they exciting enough to be interesting. There is a joke in the movie about this being like a Hong Kong movie. While I admire their spirit and ambition in no way comes it even close to that. They wish!