Hard Boiled

Inspector Yuen is a cop so hot-headed that his buddies call him "Tequila." When he goes overboard in his pursuit of arms dealer Johnny Wong, his boss pulls him off the case -- but Tequila isn't one to take "no" for an answer. He decides to take on Johnny by himself, unaware that Johnny's newest recruit, Tony, is actually an undercover cop. As Tequila and Tony both draw closer to getting rid of Wong, they must put aside their differences and join forces before Johnny massacres a hospital full of innocent patients.

While many have criticised Hard-Boiled for being too "Hollywood," it nonetheless remains an amazing film. Even though the story doesn't have the depth of something like The Killer, the story _is_ better than most action films and top-notch performances from $$ID=Chow Yun Fat$$ and $$ID=Tony Leung Chiu Wei$$ help place Hard-Boiled a step above most other action films. And speaking of action, the film's gunfight sequences are breath-taking. The first gunfight (which occurs about five minutes into the movie) is better than many finales, and the final showdown in a hospital (which lasts for over a half an hour) is probably the best gunfight ever filmed.

Review Courtesy of Neil Koch