Cheung foh

1999
Not Rated
1h 24min

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El jefe de la tríada, Lung, que acaba de librarse de ser asesinado, contrata a cinco asesinos para que lo protejan. Su mayor solidaridad se encuentra bajo presión cuando Lung da una orden es... Leer todoEl jefe de la tríada, Lung, que acaba de librarse de ser asesinado, contrata a cinco asesinos para que lo protejan. Su mayor solidaridad se encuentra bajo presión cuando Lung da una orden especial.El jefe de la tríada, Lung, que acaba de librarse de ser asesinado, contrata a cinco asesinos para que lo protejan. Su mayor solidaridad se encuentra bajo presión cuando Lung da una orden especial.

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Premios
- 10 premios ganados y 8 nominaciones en total

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Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

Curtis
(as Anthony Wong)

Francis Ng

Roy
(as Francis Wong)

Jackie Chung-yin Lui

Shin
(as Jackie Lui)

Roy Cheung

Mike

Suet Lam

James
(as Lam Suet)

Simon Yam

Frank

Tian-Lin Wang

Fat Chung
(as Wong Tin Lan)

Eddy Ko

Lung
(as Ko Hung)

Elaine Eca Da Silva

Mrs. Lung

Keiji Sato

Assassin
(as Sato Keiji)

Wai Ai

Cop
(as Ai Wai)

Man Shing Yau

Scared Bodyguard
(as Yau Man Shing)

Cub Chien

Hoi
(as Cub Chin)

Paco Yick

Assassin
(as Tin Hung Yick)

Jerome Fung

Chi-Ping Chang

Joe
(as Cheung Chi Ping)

Ching-Ting Law

Frank's Driver
(as Law Ching Ting)

Jackson Ha

Killer

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Errores
During the gun battle at the abandoned warehouse, the window is cracked by gunfire. After few gun shots, the bullet holes disappear.

Citas
Shin: How much longer does it take to get the job done?
Curtis: Are you in a hurry? You may go if you wish.

Conexiones
Featured in Johnnie Got His Gun! (2010)

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8/10

slow-paced and calm action movie

i saw this movie at local festival named "the art of enmity", playing several well-known hong kong flicks. those i already knew were the popular "bloods & guts & dance & fight" type. so i expected "the mission" to at best be an entertaining action movie with lots of stereotypes.

it turned out to be quite different, and i felt pleasantly surprised.

the basic plot is rather classic: 5 guys are hired to protect a triad boss, who is assaulted on a regular base.

the difference to other movies from this genre is that none of the 5 turns out to "the hero" (they work as a group), there are no ridiculous stunts, stupid over-reactions, or silly pride (they calmly do their job), and the main character is not the boss or his right hand (his bodyguards are).

of course there is some fighting and shooting, but with comparably small amounts of bullets and blood. the highlight is a scene in a mall, where the bodyguards and the assassins are only a few meters apart, and calmly wait for each other to make the first move. several minutes of people standing around and smooth music in the background - and yet, more tension than in any hollywoodesque thriller.

occasionally, there are small scents of humor (for example when they start a soccer match with a paper ball while waiting for their boss), but no "fun".

we often see the boring side of the work as a bodyguard: drinking coffee, watching surveillance cameras, walking circles, driving the wife shopping. these sequences are short enough to not bore the viewer, but long enough to make him feel glad not to be in their position.

on the negative side, i found that it took the movie unnecessary long to get going. there's not much interesting happening before the 5 get together. clearly, the movie is about their relationships among each other, and their behavior as a group. so the short introduction to the characters alone didn't really add much.

if you are just looking for yet-another-hong kong-flick, you will be disappointed. i myself am glad it didn't fulfill my expectations. 8 of 10.