As much as Woo fans would like to hype "A Better Tomorrow" as a classic, it is just another Hong Kong crime/action flick with all the usual overdone bullets, blood, and silly melodrama. Just as with Jackie Chan, Jet Li and even Bruce Lee, this early Woo flick featuring early Chow Yuen Fat is a turkey made when Woo was cutting his teeth, before he got his rep and the juice to make bigger budget flicks. Just because this film bears the Woo signature, doesn't make it a good film. For Woo fans and action junkies only. (C)
Review of A Better Tomorrow
