Wong Jing returns with something a little more family friendly than his usual bawdy fare in “Treasure Hunt”, an adventure comedy which he wrote, produced, starred in and co-directed with Keung Kwok Man (“Bullet and Brain”). The film drummed up a fair bit of interest as a result of starring actress Cecilia Cheung, continuing her comeback after an absence of six years despite some well-publicised off screen family woes, and even pulling in her real life young son Lucas Tse for a cameo. Comedian Ronald Cheng shares top billing, with support from Wong Jing, Liu Hua (“The Butcher The Chef and The Swordsman”) and Shao Bing (“The Lost Bladesman”), with Ekin Cheng making a brief cameo appearance. The skimpy plot sees Cheung as top commercial director Peggy, who leaves behind her displeased husband (Ekin Cheng) and son (Lucas Tse) to shoot a milk powder advert on a supposedly deserted island...
- 1/9/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Hong Kong cinematography Keung Kwok Man's second directorial adventure, Black Ransom, is a hard film for me to review. On one hand it was filled with lame action movie cliches that had me giggling and simultaneously rolling my eyes. On the other hand, at the end of the movie I was left reflecting upon how much fun I had while watching this film and thus had to begin pondering what it was about this action flick that made it so entertaining.
- 7/21/2010
- by JPKaulay
- AsianMoviePulse
“Bullet and Brain” director Keung Kwok Man teams again with writer producer Wong Jing for triad kidnap thriller “Black Ransom”. Unsurprisingly, the result is a film which is both stoically generic and gloriously weird, making for uneven though unexpectedly entertaining viewing. The film pulls together an impressive cast, headlined by veterans Simon Yam and Michael Miu as the good guy and bad guy respectively, with support from martial artists Andy On (“True Legend”) and Xing Yu (“Flash Point”), and the always lovely Fala Chen (recently in “Turning Point”). Yam stars as Mann, a former top cop who has fallen on tough times since the death of his wife at the hands of the triads. Everything changes when ex-police star Sam (Michael Miu) starts kidnapping various gang bosses as part of some shady master plan, causing a great furore in the criminal underworld. The new and rather young Chief Superintendent Koo (a gorgeous,...
- 7/8/2010
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Every so often I feel the need to selfishly indulge in a little Hong Kong action involving cops, heavily-armed gunmen, and a metric ton of snazzy explosions. And while Keung Kwok Man’s “Black Ransom” looks exactly like every other police-oriented shoot-em-up that comes screaming out of China every year, I’m still somewhat intrigued by the trailer embedded below. Maybe it’s the collage of snipers, men with cell phones looking into the air, and intense Mexican stand-offs — whatever the case may be, I’m totally jazzed about the movie. On top of everything else, the flick stars Simon Yam. Even if it sucks to the highest of heavens, it’s still got Simon Yam in its proverbial corner. Here’s the synopsis, courtesy of 24 Frames Per Second: Cheung Bo-Man used to be an elite in the police force. He was an idol among the younger police cadets for being an ace shooter,...
- 12/15/2009
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
Hong Kong gives us another dose of - what it does so well – gritty, violent Cop thriller, with a first trailer for Black Ransom. The pic is helmed by Keung Kwok Man (“Bullet & Brain”) and stars Simon Yam in some good ol fashioned gun-totin action. Synopsis: Cheung Bo-Man used to be an elite in the police force. He was an idol among the younger police cadets for being an ace shooter, highly observant and a calm mind. However, after the murder of his wife by triads, he lost the motivation to live and sunk into depression. His relationship with his daughter also deteriorated. During this time, he encountered the greatest challenge of his life. He was sent to investigate a series of kidnappings and murders of triad leaders by the newly posted Chief Superintendent of Police, Ku Kwok Kiong. The perpetrators of the crimes were higher organized, professional, cruel and violent.
- 12/14/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
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