Hard Boiled

Pros: Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung, Woo , his dramatic message , the plot, brilliant action
Cons: Violence, violence and violence

This is a very interesting film, the last John Woo would make in Hong Kong. In Lashou Shentan , or HARD BOILED which roughly translates from Cantonese as "Ruthless Supercop", John Woo includes everything in the movie he knew would be a...

Pros: Amazing action and stunts, lots of shooting and explosions
Cons: Some of the in-between stuff is a little cheesy

Hard-Boiled is the last movie John Woo made before coming over to America to continue his directing efforts. He has since made such hits as Hard Target, Face/Off, and Mission: Impossible II, but he also is responsible for such misfires as Windtalkers and ...

Pros: fantastic performances, incredibly elaborate setpieces, amazing action
Cons: none

Hard-Boiled: Golden Princess Films/ Milestone Pictures
Rating: USA: R/ UK: 18/ Germany: 18/ Australia: R

Give a guy a gun and he’s superman—give him two and he’s god—Philip Chan, Hard-Boiled

If...

Pros: Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung's acting; incredible action scenes
Cons: Formulaic; sometimes excessive levels of exposition; extremely violent

Sometimes, reviewing favorite movies can be like talking to your family about a girlfriend: you don't want to lie, but you also don't want to discuss any flaws. Our affections are personal, and anything bad we see, we desire to overlook.

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Pros: Improved choreography over past films; Pure action-driven; Never becomes heavy handed
Cons: Light on "hit or miss" touches; Lacks the drama seen in his previous films

If “The Killer” was an ode to the violence of Sam Peckinpah, the drama of Martin Scorsese, and the noir of Jean-Pierre Melville, then “Hard Boiled” is dedicated to the straightforward impulse of Don Siegel and cranks Woo’s technical mastery up a notch....

Pros: Just so much fun...
Cons: Plot...but who cares..

Directed by John Woo

Chow Yun-Fat - Tequila
Tony Leung - Tony

My Rating: A

Before the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong from Great Britain, Hong Kong was the source of a revolutionary film industry that produced...

Pros: three tremendous action seqeunces, Hong Kong who's who cast
Cons: meandering at points, overlong, awkward in exposition

John Woo's last Hong Kong action film is a bit of a love song for his fans. Hardboiled is not only possessed of a trio of amazing stunt/action sequences, but inserts elements of Woo's romantic comedies, going so far, even, as to have the...

Pros: This movie redefines the term, "action-packed." In addition, John Woo continues his tradition of establishing excellent cinematography, cool editing tricks, and fast-paced violent action. Tony Leung also gives a tremendous performance.
Cons: A stronger plot and more interesting lead character would have been slightly beneficial.

Hard Boiled (The Chinese title is Lashou shentan .) is a virtual cornucopia of fast moving thrills, nonstop carnage, mayhem, and action galore. Usually after a movie which lasts over two hours is over, I am glad that I no longer have to...

Pros: Stylistically amazing, brilliant action
Cons: Hokey dialog

There's a reason everybody deifies John Woo, and even forgives the less than par American fare he produces. He's got style, he's got flair, he blows stuff up everywhere.

Hard Boiled is the culmination of Woo's Honk Kong action career,...

Pros: Body count, the action, the charisma, everything!
Cons: Nadda.

Mike Bracken, among other people, have written big in depth and detailed reviews on this masterpiece of a film. This review will likely pale by comparison, but here's my take on it! There are very few people who are into Hong Kong cinema, or even ...

Pros: Great action
Cons: Tequila, the films main character, is a cardboard cut out.

Way back when, before John Woo was making shoot-em-ups Stateside, before Hong Kong became property of China once again, and before Chow Yun-Fat tried to prove to the world that he knows how to speak English with the boring The Replacement Killers, we...

Pros: Great Action, Great Chracterization, Overall coolness
Cons: Certain details are very sketchy.

Man oh man. John Woo and Chow yun Fat is an unbeatable. Tony Leung is also excellent. If you thought the only thing Hong Kong made was Jackie Chan you are grossly misunderstood. John Woo, who has directed films like Broken Arrow, Face/off, and the...

Pros: Cool characters, a great villain, and cool action set peices.
Cons: The script blows.

Directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung Chui Wai, and Anthony Wong.

Over the top almost masterpiece that proves John Woo was, is, and always will be the greatest action director in the world.

Tony...

Pros: Action, music, features
Cons: dubbing is bad, but there's an option for subtitles instead

John Woo knows how to make a good action movie and Criterion knows how to make a good DVD. This is one of Woo's best films. Although a little light on plot, the action can't be beat. The image of Chow Yun-Fat as Tequila sliding down the banister,...

Pros: Brilliantly choreographed action, Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung & Anthony Wong, production design
Cons: An insanely violent film. Bad English dubbing--watch it in Cantonese.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't people usually go to the hospital to be healed?? Apparently that belief was shot down after I saw this classic film by John Woo (his last in Hong Kong). Hospital patients (& staff) drop to the floor like ...