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Black Cat

Original title: Hak mau
  • 19911991
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
582
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POPULARITY
41,579
9,786
Jade Leung in Black Cat (1991)
Catherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades. She wakes up in a training facility and is taught to use weapons, combat, and is put through heavy endurance training. When she is done, she is given the code name "Black Cat".
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Catherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades. She wakes up in a training facility and is taught to use weapons, combat, and is p... Read allCatherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades. She wakes up in a training facility and is taught to use weapons, combat, and is put through heavy endurance training. When she is done, she is given the code name "Black C... Read allCatherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades. She wakes up in a training facility and is taught to use weapons, combat, and is put through heavy endurance training. When she is done, she is given the code name "Black Cat". Catherine is now an assassin for the government and is very good at it but she soon f... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
582
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
41,579
9,786
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    • Director
      • Stephen Shin
    • Writers
      • Bo Shun Chan
      • Tan-Ping Lam
      • Wai-Lun Lam
    • Stars
      • Jade Leung
      • Simon Yam
      • Thomas Lam
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Stephen Shin
    • Writers
      • Bo Shun Chan
      • Tan-Ping Lam
      • Wai-Lun Lam
    • Stars
      • Jade Leung
      • Simon Yam
      • Thomas Lam
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Jade Leung
    Jade Leung
    • Erica Leung…
    Simon Yam
    Simon Yam
    • Brian
    Thomas Lam
    • Thomas
    Curtis Fraser
    • Prison Guard
    Denise Stauffer
    Denise Stauffer
    • Prison Guard
    Jordy Shane
    • Disguised Old Woman
    Audrey Rene
    • Bride
    Mary Rawbins
    • Hostess
    Randi Lynne
    Randi Lynne
    • Prison Guard
    Glen Morrison
    • Gun Instructor
    Kiara Hunter
    Kiara Hunter
    • CIA Agent
    • (as Cara Leigh Hunter)
    Jamie Estio
    • Groom
    Yvonne Drinovz
    • Prison Guard
    Dickie Motherwell
    • Language Instructor
    Chan Korlikian
    • Mysterious Killer
    Zdenek Juricek
    • Truck Driver
    Scott Higgins
    • CIA Agent
    Daniel Berman
    • Prison Guard
    • Director
      • Stephen Shin
    • Writers
      • Bo Shun Chan
      • Tan-Ping Lam
      • Wai-Lun Lam
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    • Trivia
      Kiara Hunter's debut.
    • Goofs
      When Catherine is let out of the car at the wedding hit, there is some kind of large farm equipment on the road in the distance. The car starts to drive away, the shot cuts to her face, then back to the car leaving. Despite the fact that the car has only traveled a few feet, the combine in the distance has disappeared.
    • Connections
      Followed by Black Cat 2 (1992)

    User reviews12

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    Top review
    3/10
    An incoherent rambling of random scenes...
    Well, I have to say that the 1991 Hong Kong action thriller "Hak Mau" (aka "Black Cat") is a unique experience.

    When I sat down to watch "Hak Mau" here in 2022, it was for the very first time, and I do believe that I have never even ever heard about this movie from writers Bo Shun Chan, Tan-Ping Lam and Wai-Lun Lam. But of course, with it being a Hong Kong movie that I hadn't already seen, there was no doubt about sitting down to watch it.

    Let me just clarify on the part of "Hak Mau" being a unique movie, as mentioned above. I mean that not in a positive manner. Because the storyline in "Hak Mau" is a scrambled mess of confusion and randomness. There is absolutely no coherent red thread throughout the course of the 96 minutes that the movie ran for. And director Stephen Shin didn't bring the boat safely to harbor.

    "Hak Mau" felt like a movie that was concocted in the minds of high school students and then brought before one of their elder brothers who happened to have a video camera. Trust me, the storyline in "Hak Mau" is just utter rubbish.

    Sure, there is a fair amount of action in the movie, but it feels shallow and pointless, because it is just random scenes of violence put into an equally random series of filmed scenes.

    The movie stars Jade Leung and Simon Yam, so at least you have some familiar faces on the screen, provided you are somewhat well-familiar with the Hong Kong cinema.

    Yet, I managed to sit through all 97 minutes of "Hak Mau", but it was quite an ordeal. I did so, hoping that the storyline would pick up and improve. That just never happened.

    My rating of "Hak Mau" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.
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    • Release date
      • August 17, 1991 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • El gato negro
    • Filming locations
      • Panorama Ridge, South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • D & B Films Co. Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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