M. Flo

The film "Crystal Hunt" is altogether not a terrible film, but it suffers from too many characters and some confusion about how they all relate to each other and the golden crystal, which everybody is after. The basic story is that archaeologist, Professor La, has been contracted to find the golden crystal because only it can save the life of a sick and dying businessman (who is himself somewhat of a shady character). Keeping an eye on the archaeologist is the businessman's daughter, Kitty, and and her fawning boyfriend Gordon (Ken Lo). But the professor's assistant is involved with some shady characters of his own who want to find the golden crystal for themselves. Finally, thrown into the mix are Trina (Sibelle Hu), a cop whose had a run in with the aforementioned gang and Brett (Donnie Yen), a retired cop who is dating the Professor's daughter. Everyone heads up to find the crystal and conflict ensues. One of the most problematic things about "Crystal Hunt" is that they never really explain what the golden crystal really is (just that is both mystical and valuable). That being said the action sequences are decent although some of it seems like a retread of Yen's "In the line of Duty 4" (1989). Furthermore you never get to see Ken Lo cut loose. Overall, not a bad film for a rainy day, but there are better out there.