Beast Stalker
(PG13)- Release Date: 27th November 2008 (Showtimes)
- Language: Cantonese
- Running Time: 115 mins
- Genre: Action
- Director: Nick Zano, Robert Luketic, Dante Lam
- Cast: Zhang Jinghu, Nick Cheung, Nicholas Tse
- Local Distributor: Grand Brilliance
One fateful traffic accident brings together the lives of a wanted criminal, a police sergeant, a public prosecutor and her daughter. Little girl Yee is killed by Fei (Nicholas Tse), a brave cop, when he was fighting with the bandits. Yee's twin sister, Ling, is taken hostage by the same group of criminals. Her mother (Zhang Jingchu) decides to save her daughter on her own in a dramatic action adventure about friendship, duty, love and hate.
Latest Review
A Solid Thriller
What I loved most: The great, hardworking cast
What I really hated: Pacing flags a little in the middle
A more than competent thriller coming from Hong Kong - which is a minor miracle in itself, given the usual offerings. Everyone's at the top of their game here, especially Nicholas Tse and Nick Cheung, and each main character is fleshed out to become whole and sympathetic. The pacing is tight and the tech details are suitably gritty. Some might call the revelations at the end rather too convenient and contrived. I prefer to think of it as the machinations of fate; no matter what, tragedy is inescapable. A perfectly solid, good flick.
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