29 December, 2006
(2 ) 22:41 
I like both posters and I couldn't decide which one I liked better, so I put up both. :D
Watched 伤城 on the opening day. Tony Leung! Takeshi Kaneshiro! What's there not to like? Some people don't like the plot and how it's revealed at the beginning that Tony Leung's the bad guy and murderer, and it's true that at some parts I thought that it would have been more exciting if I didn't know, but truth be told, it works. I enjoyed the movie more than I thought it would. I went in expecting it to be similar to Infernal Affairs (which I liked, but I didn't want to watch a clone), but other than it having to do with law enforcement officials (I mean, police), I thought it was an extremely original piece of work. Then again, that is my own opinion, and it's not like I've watched many movies.
What I enjoyed about the movie was the excellent cinematography and the top-notch acting. I liked the pacing of the plot, and how you're not given all the answers until the end, because even though you know who did it, you don't know why, and that's the lingering question that hung above me throughout the movie.
This movie is tragic. It is sad. Watching it is depressing. But it's good all the same. I definitely recommend this, but you probably wouldn't like it if you were into action-flicks or romance. This is a movie that examines motives, revenge, and morality.
This review sums up what I like about the movie:
I like both posters and I couldn't decide which one I liked better, so I put up both. :D
Watched 伤城 on the opening day. Tony Leung! Takeshi Kaneshiro! What's there not to like? Some people don't like the plot and how it's revealed at the beginning that Tony Leung's the bad guy and murderer, and it's true that at some parts I thought that it would have been more exciting if I didn't know, but truth be told, it works. I enjoyed the movie more than I thought it would. I went in expecting it to be similar to Infernal Affairs (which I liked, but I didn't want to watch a clone), but other than it having to do with law enforcement officials (I mean, police), I thought it was an extremely original piece of work. Then again, that is my own opinion, and it's not like I've watched many movies.
What I enjoyed about the movie was the excellent cinematography and the top-notch acting. I liked the pacing of the plot, and how you're not given all the answers until the end, because even though you know who did it, you don't know why, and that's the lingering question that hung above me throughout the movie.
This movie is tragic. It is sad. Watching it is depressing. But it's good all the same. I definitely recommend this, but you probably wouldn't like it if you were into action-flicks or romance. This is a movie that examines motives, revenge, and morality.
This review sums up what I like about the movie:
One teardrop.
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It was a simple scene: The movie’s two protagonists, as played by the brilliant Tony Leung and the charming Takeshi Kaneshiro, are sitting outside the hospital in the middle of the night. A circling tracking camera sees the two men exchange dialogue amidst a seemingly calm atmosphere. Leung is then put in focus when a single tear rolls down his nose bridge.
And that was it. No emotional screams; no shrill cries; no out-of-control outbreaks. With one single teardrop, we have witnessed one of the quietest, but feelingly heartbreaking and painful scenes on the big screen this year.- from moviexclusive.com