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Hard-Boiled (1991)
Director: John Woo
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
In essence, John Woo's characteristic take on movies like Die Hard: a supercharged thriller in which a renegade cop and an undercover man take on Triad gun-runners who store their munitions in a hospital morgue. Anyone who saw The Killer will have a fair idea what to expect, from the intense male bonding to the hyper-kinetic editing style. What's new here is a rich vein of anarchic humour (will they evacuate the maternity ward before the hospital blows up?) and a bluesy back-beat of philosophical musings on a cop's sad lot. No surprise that Woo (who cameos as a barman) has been courted by Hollywood.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: John Woo
Producer: Linda Kuk, Terence Chang
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Anthony Wong full cast
Duration: 126 mins
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