Top 10 movies screened in China in 2012
- By Zhang Rui
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Cold War
"Cold War" represents a revolution in the crime film genre and a boost for Leung and Luk's directorial careers.
It tells the story of a police van carrying five officers being kidnapped at midnight in Hong Kong. Two deputy commissioners fight over the command of the rescue operation, code-named Cold War. Both have different approaches to solve the crisis, but only the one who cracks the case will come closer to getting a promotion.
Police films seem to be a favorite genre for Hong Kong movie makers, and two new directors have chosen the genre to kick off their careers. Directors Longman Leung and Sunny Luk present us with "Cold War," starring Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung. "Cold War" is the code name for the police operation in the movie.
While Hong Kong movies previously emphasized gang crime and intense shoot-outs, this film shifts its focus to the office politics and intellectual rivalry. It seems to be getting much support from the Hong Kong police force as it looks so much like a promotional clip -- quite an intriguing and lengthy one though.
The movie opens with a fast sequence, drowning the viewers in a wealth of background information, and then unfolds at equally dazzling pace which allows viewers scarce time to brood over the plot. This arrangement creates the perfect amount of suspense, pushing the viewers to constantly revise their speculations until the story concludes.
But the unfolding of the plot is somewhat disappointing. For a story that highlights intrigue and conspiracy, the key-clue is simply too easy to detect. The latter half is done a little bit sloppy because no perceivable attempt was made to curb the pace. So the conclusion is somewhat of an anti-climax despite a clamorous explosion and the allusion to a sequel.
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