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Hard Boiled

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Sequel:

Stranglehold

Original title

Lashou shentanaka

AKA

Hard Boiled

Year

1992

Running time

127 min.

Country

Hong Kong

Director

John Woo

Screenwriter

Barry Wong. Story: John Woo

Cast

Music

Michael Gibbs

Cinematography

Horace Wong

Producer

Milestone Pictures, Golden Princess Film Production, Pioneer LDC

Genre

Action. Thriller | Crime. Cult movie

Synopsis

Mobsters are smuggling guns into Hong Kong. The police orchestrate a raid at a teahouse where the ace detective loses his partner. Meanwhile, the two main gun smugglers are having a war over territoriality, and a young new gun is enlisted to wipe out informants and overcome barriers to growth. The detective, acting from inside sources gets closer to the ring leaders, and eventually must work directly with the inside man.

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Rankings Position

#45 Best Hong Kong Movies of all time
#149 Best Action Movies

Critics' reviews

"Woo sets a pace for himself from the outset that he can't maintain. But his action sequences are so artfully handled and his sense of humor is so outrageous that it's difficult not to be tickled, and thrilled."

John Anderson: The Wall Street Journal
"Hard-Boiled is, above all, cinema for cinema's sake. Film buffs will be able to rattle off a list of influences on Woo here and cheer at Woo's unapologetic extravagances."

Rene Rodriguez: Miami Herald
"Woo manages to imbue all this mass destruction with an air that is almost whimsical."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"Mr. Woo does, in fact, seem to be a very brisk, talented director with a gift for the flashy effect and the bizarre confrontation."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"The lush, powerful stylization is far from a mere exercise: It serves Woo's bittersweet mediation on identity and fractured loyalties."

Betsy Sharkey: Boston Globe
"The violence in this ironic pairing often goes over the top, but Woo's delicious intelligence has its own stunning effect."

Peter Stack: SFgate
"Woo finds great nuance in the codes of honor that affect hero and villain alike."

Scott Tobias: AV Club
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