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Sha shou de tong hua

  • 19941994
  • 1h 33m
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5.9/10
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Sha shou de tong hua (1994)
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Romance
An experienced assassin considers giving up his profession when he meets his society's newest recruit. He soon falls in love with this female assassin who donates her fees to the church. Soo... Read allAn experienced assassin considers giving up his profession when he meets his society's newest recruit. He soon falls in love with this female assassin who donates her fees to the church. Soon the couple are being chased both by the police and the society which hires them.An experienced assassin considers giving up his profession when he meets his society's newest recruit. He soon falls in love with this female assassin who donates her fees to the church. Soon the couple are being chased both by the police and the society which hires them.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
149
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  • Director
    • Veronica Chan
  • Writer
    • Bing Cheuk
  • Stars
    • Andy Lau
    • Anita Yuen
    • Mark Cheng
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  • Director
    • Veronica Chan
  • Writer
    • Bing Cheuk
  • Stars
    • Andy Lau
    • Anita Yuen
    • Mark Cheng
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    • 5User reviews
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    Andy Lau
    Andy Lau
    • Ko Sau (The Judge)as Ko Sau (The Judge)
    Anita Yuen
    Anita Yuen
    • Yu-Fengas Yu-Feng
    Mark Cheng
    Mark Cheng
    • Wong Cheongas Wong Cheong
    Chi-Hung Chan
    Sai-Tang Chan
    Chun Hung Cheung
    King-Man Chik
    John Ching
    John Ching
    • Doomed Hitmanas Doomed Hitman
    Rico Chu
    Rico Chu
      Edward Corbett
      Chi Man Ho
      Chi Man Ho
      Joe Junior
      Joe Junior
      Cheung-Lung Kai
      Cheung-Lung Kai
      Foo-Keung Kong
      Foo-Keung Kong
        Chi Shan Lai
          Keung-Kuen Lai
          Chi Kit Lee
          Waise Lee
          Waise Lee
          • Tungas Tung
          • (as Waise Lee Chi-Hung)
          • Director
            • Veronica Chan
          • Writer
            • Bing Cheuk
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          An experienced assassin considers giving up his profession when he meets his society's newest recruit. He soon falls in love with this female assassin who donates her fees to the church. Soon the couple are being chased both by the police and the society which hires them. —Brian Rawnsley <rawnsleb@natlib.govt.nz>
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          4/10
          Consider a gem by some, This film ultimately fails...
          I read several reviews on Asian DVD sites that stated this is sort of a gem among actions films; a romance with stylized and well choreographed gun battles. Interested by these comments I decided to purchase this film as a "blind buy" since it was relatively cheap from where I got it (www.yesasia.com). However, upon viewing the film I would have to disagree with comments made by these reviewers...

          The film featured a fairly conventional narrative that conformed to many clichés you expected from this genre. The film is essentially unoriginal in most respects. The film lacks any real artistic quality in the production of the film: the cinematography is relatively bland with static camera shots, the editing is standard, and the sound/music seems to possess recycled material from other action films. Lastly, the acting from the majority of the cast is often "over-the-top" and unbelievable...

          However, this doesn't mean the film isn't without a few merits (albeit, minimally). The chemistry between the two leads - Andy Lau and Anita Yuen - is actually good and believable which is pretty much a result from their acting skills. The choreography of the action is the main highlight of the film, though they aren't memorable; they're good but no better than other action films of its ilk.

          With the negative attributes so heavily outweighing the positive, I can not recommend this title. However, if you are a completest of Andy Lau films or of the Heroic Bloodshed genre (also called Gun-Fu and Bullet Ballet), this title won't be a complete disgrace to your collection... Though it won't add much either. Plus the cheap price helps.

          Essentially for completest only, otherwise skip it.
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          • Release date
            • August 5, 1994 (Hong Kong)
          • Country of origin
            • Hong Kong
          • Languages
            • Cantonese
            • Mandarin
          • Also known as
            • Killing and Romance
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 33 minutes
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.85 : 1

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