Flash Point (2007)

A hot-headed inspector takes on a small but powerful Vietnamese-Chinese gang, after a series of crimes and murder attempts committed and putting an undercover cop and his girlfriend in great danger.

Director:

Wilson Yip (as Yip Wai Shun)

Writers:

Kam-Yuen Szeto (as Szeto Kam Yuen), Lik-Kei Tang (as Nicholl Tang)

Stars:

Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Ray Lui

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donnie Yen	...	Ma
Louis Koo	...	Wilson
Collin Chou	...	Tony
Ray Lui	...	Archer (as Lui Leung Wai)
Bingbing Fan	...	Judy (as Fan Bing Bing)
Kent Cheng	...	Inspector Wong
Xing Yu	...	Tiger
Ben Lam	...	Sam
Lan Law	...	Madam Ma (as Law Lan)
Timmy Hung	...	Yang
Tony Ho	...	Cannon
Ping Ha	...	Tony's Mum (as Ha Ping)
Irene Wang	...	Cindy
Austin Wai	...	Four Eyes
Wai Ai	...	Hero (as Ai Wai)

Storyline

Ma Jun, a cop known for dispensing justice during arrests, teams with Hua Sheng, who's undercover, to try to bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before the mainland's takeover of Hong Kong. The eldest, Xian Wei Cha (called Zah), is arrested in an operation that exposes Sheng and almost gets him killed. His girlfriend, Qiu Di, who's been unaware of Sheng's profession, wants to see him quit. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. Zah's trial approaches, witnesses are in danger, and a showdown is inevitable.

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Plot Keywords:

female police officer deceased | police | police officer | female police officer | arrest | 

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Taglines:

They made it personal... He'll make them pay.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence and brutal martial arts action

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the parking garage scene, it took Yu Xing 39 takes in order to complete the simple shot of him leaping over the gate when attacking the man in the car. Donnie Yen attributed Yu's difficulty to nerves, as this was his first movie with Yen and the scene was his first to be shot in the film. An outtake of Yu crashing through the gate and breaking it is included in the movie's final credits.

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Goofs

When the man is shot on the roof of the parking structure, even though the movie depicts events in 1997, there is a modern silver BMW 5-series parked next to the victim's car. It is a 2004-2007 (pre January 2007 facelift) model.

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Alternate Versions

The China version features an additional scene - where Tony's diseased mother shows up looking for her sons - during the final fight with Inspector Ma and Tony.

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Connections

Referenced in Sleeping Dogs (2012)

User Reviews

My take on "Flash Point"

Being a fan of Donnie Yen I eagerly anticipated "Flash Point". There was good and bad in it... first the good: The fight scenes are pretty awesome - in particular there is one which takes place at a driving range that lives up to what I was expecting. The introduction of grappling techniques (paying homage to MMA) is pretty cool. Cinematography & scenes of HK are at some times very stylish.

Now the bad: Kind of moves slow in the first half. In fact after the initial 5 minutes of action the next 20 minutes drags. The plot is not that great, and in the first half of the movie the action isn't enough to make up for this.

All in all, I've been a little disappointed with Donnie Yen's last two - this one and Dragon Tiger Gate. Neither raises the bar or comes close to the amazing SPL of 2005.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Cantonese English Vietnamese

Release Date:

26 July 2007 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Flashpoint

Filming Locations:

Nam Sang Wai, Hong Kong

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,271, 16 March 2008

Gross USA:

$5,151

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,177,725

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandarin Films Distribution, Chang Ying Group, Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1