This action-packed crime movie hits all the right notes. It was suspenseful when it needed to be, of course also action-packed when it needed to be, but it also hit the right emotional cues when it had to. Even the music used was on point.
This story is loosely based on the real history of the infamous Trans-Siberian train robberies and rapes of 1993, and I loved the 90s vibe of this movie. How they dressed and the make-up was pretty nostalgic for me, but the socio-economic feeling (horrible for Russia after the USSR collapse; a wild, wild east for China, which was extremely poor, but had crazy economic growth rates), which we got glimpses from was also on point.
Hanyu Zhang as a veteran actor as usual did great as the righteous cop team leader. Huang Xuan was charismatically evil as the train gang leader. And Andy Lau did well pushing the emotional beats as a bad guy whose daughter was taken from him by Huang Xuan's character - plus, I also liked the nice little detail of how the parents from Andy's character had to return from Indonesia to China in the 60s (everyone who knows their history would understand WHY his parents had to flee Indonesia back then).
Good movie. Would recommend to anyone who likes a good action-packed crime thriller.
This story is loosely based on the real history of the infamous Trans-Siberian train robberies and rapes of 1993, and I loved the 90s vibe of this movie. How they dressed and the make-up was pretty nostalgic for me, but the socio-economic feeling (horrible for Russia after the USSR collapse; a wild, wild east for China, which was extremely poor, but had crazy economic growth rates), which we got glimpses from was also on point.
Hanyu Zhang as a veteran actor as usual did great as the righteous cop team leader. Huang Xuan was charismatically evil as the train gang leader. And Andy Lau did well pushing the emotional beats as a bad guy whose daughter was taken from him by Huang Xuan's character - plus, I also liked the nice little detail of how the parents from Andy's character had to return from Indonesia to China in the 60s (everyone who knows their history would understand WHY his parents had to flee Indonesia back then).
Good movie. Would recommend to anyone who likes a good action-packed crime thriller.