Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Xia dao Gao Fei (1992)

English title: Full Contact.

A man and his brothers, pressured by debt, team up with a nasty gang in an arms heist. He is betrayed.

Violent and over-the-top thriller, a variation of Westlake (as Stark)'s "The Hunter" (filmed as Point Blank and Payback). Here it is told from the beginning, though, and in strict chronological order. Completely unintellectual, in a comic-book-ish way, and competently directed for maximum effectiveness.

Rating: 51

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