Movie: Hard-Boiled

Hard-boiled, probably one of the most epic movies I've seen Chow Yun-Fat in. Everything from the cinematography to the action and the background plots for the main characters was stunning.

It starts off with Chow Yun-Fat's character, Tequila, getting into a shoot-out in the local tea-house. It ends badly when he kills the the man he was suppose to arrest alive. Later you find out that his captain is taking him off a case, in which he wants to handle because the crooks killed his partner. He continues with the case anyway, despite the threats for his job and whatnot. As the story progress you come to find that the captain has a deep cover operative within the gang that Tequila is trying to take down. This part is played by Tony Leung (coincidentally the character is named Tony also). He warns the captain to take Tequila off the case before the man blows his cover, but Tequila doesn't listen. Despite butting heads numerous times Tequila and Tony end up working together to bring the crime lord down.

The most memorable part of this movie was in the hospital scene in which Chow Yun-Fat is killing guys, while holding a newborn infant in his arms while the hospital is on fire. Though very unrealistic, it was an awesome scene to watch. His character Tequila had some major mood swings. It seemed that he would go from angry serious one minute to goofy happy the next. I thought he was on drugs. All in all, it was an amusing thing to watch when he did that. Tequila was out for revenge and had a good sense of humor along the way.

Tony Leung's character was good too. He was the typical brooding angst character. I was a little disappointed with him in the beginning thinking he was just another bad guy, but after finding out he was a deep cover cop, it kinda made sense. He too had an epic fight scene in the hospital with a 'former friend'. Though it ended sadly when the crime boss came in and killed all the innocent patients, which caused his own henchmen to turn against him. Pity...(note sarcasm). In this scene, Tony had pieces of glass sticking out of the side of his face which made him look more badass as he fought with the enemy. And let me tell you...glass in your face hurts like a mother...

Again, this was a beautifully made more and one I would recommend to all Martial Arts and Action fanatics.