Once a Thief

Fun flick, even though every other character was named Red Bean for some reason. Bad subs perhaps.

okay movie

Fairly clean action film but I don't see the appeal of John Woo. The music is always overwhelming and not new. The plot is so-so but I liked the angle of the policeman father figure. The romance is half-baked. Fav scene: it starts getting ridiculous when CYF leaps out of the wheelchair and helicopter kicks his dad, then all the John Woo gunfights afterward to the end. Baby scenes were funny too.

Three art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung) try to re-steal a painting after their crime boss double-crosses them.

John Woo toning it down. Not really what you want. Quite funny in places though probably not entirely as intended.

Might have been a huge hit upon its release but hasn't aged well. Switches back and forth from utterly silly comedy to decent action so fast that it becomes jarring.

63.500

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