Invisible Target (2007)

Three cops team up to bring down a criminal gang of seven, who have their own hidden agenda.

Director:

Benny Chan

Writers:

Benny Chan, Ram Ling (as Rams Ling)

Stars:

Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicholas Tse	...	Detective Chan Chun
Jaycee Chan	...	Officer Wai King Ho
Shawn Yue	...	Inspector Carson Fong Yik Wei (as Shawn Yue Man Lok)
Jing Wu	...	Tien Yeng Seng
Lisa Lu	...	Ho's Grandma
Andy On	...	Ronin Tien Yeng-Yee
Candy Liu	...	Ho Ka Yee
Elanne Kong	...	Leung Hoi Lam
Sam Lee	...	Ho Wing Keung (as Sam Li)
Ken Lo	...	Wong Kam Ming (as Ken Low)
Vincent Sze	...	Tien Yeng Chi
Xue Mei Wang	...	Tien Yeng Yan
Ka Wah Lam	...	Senior Superintendent Cheung Man Yiu (as Lam Ka Wah)
Tak-Bun Wong	...	Sam Mok (as Kenny Wong)
Mark Cheng	...	Senior Superintendent Mark Law Pui Keung

Storyline

Three cops team up to bring down a criminal gang of seven, who have their own hidden agenda.

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Plot Keywords:

die hard scenario | police shootout | brutality | gun | gun duel | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violent content

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character played by Jaycee Chan wasn't originally scripted to die. Chan appealed to the director for his character's death, believing the film would be more powerful and true to life if one of the main heroes was killed.

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Goofs

After the cabdriver had jumped out of the car, for the moment the brake lights turn on.

User Reviews

Fantastic action and a great story...

"Invisible Target" ("Naam Yi Boon Sik") was really an adrenaline rush like none other. And it is well-suited for anyone who went through the late 1980s and early-mid 1990s watching Chow Yun Fat movies. There is a lot of action in the movie, in the likes of gunfights, martial arts and chase scenes.

The story is about three very different police officers in the Hong Kong police who are chasing after a group of criminals on a wild chase taking them wide and far around Hong Kong. The officers are heartbroken Detective Chan Chun (played by Nicholas Tse) who lost his fiancée in an explosion during a robbery of an armored truck, the arrogant Inspector Carson Fong Yik Wei (played by Shawn Yue) and fresh-out-of-the-academy officer Wai King Ho (played by Jaycee Chan). Who is the mastermind behind the well-orchestrated robbery, and whom can they trust?

"Invisible Target" is driven by a great story that comes off a very plausible and realistic, but it is also driven by the non-stop action, not to mention the vivid and detailed characters.

The people cast for the various roles really did good jobs with their given roles, and that really helped the movie well along.

Being a fan of Hong Kong cinema and having lived there myself, I found this movie very enjoyable, especially because it does show off a lot of aspects of Hong Kong, not just showing the glamour, fluorescent lights and the rich and famous.

I will say that that music score for the movie wasn't all that impressive, and it was not standing out in anyway. It was mostly just faded into the background and hardly noticeable. But towards the end, it ticks over and becomes rather irritating.

"Invisible Target" is highly recommendable for people who enjoy Asian movies and action movies in particular. It is a worthy movie in any movie aficionado's DVD collection.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Cantonese English Mandarin

Release Date:

19 July 2007 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Naam yi boon sik

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,599,143

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universe Films Ltd., Sil-Metropole Organisation, Guangzhou Ying Ming Media Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min 128 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1