Movie No. 15 (2014): DRUG WAR
Drug War (2013)
Director: Johnnie To
Cast: Louis Koo, Honglei Sun
In Chinese, with English subtitles
Timmy Choi manufactures tons of meth. The films begins with him being busted by the police after an explosion in his factory that killed his wife and brothers-in-law. To avoid death penalty, he agrees to work as undercover to pin down "bigger fishes" in the cartel.
Director: Johnnie To
Cast: Louis Koo, Honglei Sun
In Chinese, with English subtitles
Timmy Choi manufactures tons of meth. The films begins with him being busted by the police after an explosion in his factory that killed his wife and brothers-in-law. To avoid death penalty, he agrees to work as undercover to pin down "bigger fishes" in the cartel.
The film is practically 95% foreplay that leads to an explosive climax. Johnnie To used (in this movie) old-fashioned directing, without much stylish innovations in story-telling, but still managed to create a near-masterpiece.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: February 9, 2014
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