The Four (2012)

A government department known as the Six Panels appoints their best officer to infiltrate a special force called the Divine Constabulary, to ensure their way in stopping the circulation of counterfeit coin currency in the capital.

Directors:

Gordon Chan, Janet Chun

Writers:

Gordon Chan, Frankie Tam

Stars:

Chao Deng, Yifei Liu, Ronald Cheng

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chao Deng	...	Leng Lingqi (Coldblood) (as Deng Chao)
Yifei Liu	...	Shong Yayu (Emotionless) (as Liu Yi Fei)
Ronald Cheng	...	Cui Lueshang (Life Snatcher)
Collin Chou	...	Tie Yourda (Iron Hands)
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong	...	Zhuge Zhenwo (as Anthony Wong)
Xiubo Wu	...	An Shigeng - The God of Wealth (as Wu Xiu Bo)
Taishen Cheng	...	Sheriff King (as Cheng Tai Shen)
Yiyan Jiang	...	Ji Yaohua (as Jiang Yi Yan)
Anna Fang	...	Butterfly
Ryu Kohata	...	Avalanche
Sheren Tang	...	Aunt Foise
Waise Lee	...	Prince
Bei-Er Bao	...	Big Wolf (as Bao Bei Er)
Emma Wu	...	Ding Dong (as Wu Ying Jie)
Chi Miao	...	Guts

Storyline

A government department known as the Six Panels appoints their best officer to infiltrate a special force called the Divine Constabulary, to ensure their way in stopping the circulation of counterfeit coin currency in the capital.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

12 July 2012 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Os Quatro

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Enlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Four 3 (2014)

User Reviews

And a 4's about right...

Based loosely on the Chinese X-men-meets-wuxia comic, Four Constables, upon being impressed by their Capcom-style bar fight, the benevolent Professor X-type character recruits two CGI-enhanced fighters to join his team of ultra-top secret police as they hunt for the criminal mastermind behind a money-counterfeiting ring.

Maybe some of you had to read the above sentence twice. Unfortunately, the film isn't in any way as clear, as the jumbled mess of a plot isn't something that requires attention to comprehend, rather, it just skips along from part A to C and hopes that no-one will mind.

But that's not The Four's biggest problem.

Seemingly convinced that if Hollywood can get away with shallow, green-screened action turds, they can too, the producers blatantly insult viewers by compiling a film they obviously thought nobody would have anything to moan about as long as it looked good. And, to their credit, it did look good.

So, if you like soulless entertainment thinly veiled as a film (something which requires plot and character development components to really work), then you may just find this worthy of your time; if, however, you're looking for something that won't leave you scratching your head or wondering why there are a million characters when none of them have anything remotely interesting going on, you've been warned.