A tough-as-nails cop (Chow Yun-fat) teams up with an undercover agent (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) to shut down a sinister mobster (Anthony Wong) and his crew.
When you think about great action films, the decade you probably think about is the 1980s. For whatever reason, that decade made some of the finest action films (and horror films), which have not yet been matched. And the company responsible for them was often Cannon.
Somehow, Hong Kong and Golden Princess did not get the memo. With John Woo at the helm, he makes what may be his best film. Apparently Asian audiences prefer "The Killer" and American audiences like "Hard Boiled". They are each good in their own way, but this one is above and beyond when it comes to the action department.
When you think about great action films, the decade you probably think about is the 1980s. For whatever reason, that decade made some of the finest action films (and horror films), which have not yet been matched. And the company responsible for them was often Cannon.
Somehow, Hong Kong and Golden Princess did not get the memo. With John Woo at the helm, he makes what may be his best film. Apparently Asian audiences prefer "The Killer" and American audiences like "Hard Boiled". They are each good in their own way, but this one is above and beyond when it comes to the action department.