New director Roy Chow Hin-Yeung's "Murderer" (2009). This film is co-operated by Focus of Hollywood, Edko Films and Sil-Metropole. It's written by To Chi-Long, a favorite student of director Patrick Tam Kar-Ming, and starring Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai. It's a frightening and suspect film with a seemingly sophisticated layout. The production quality has reached a high level recognized by the audience. The sound effects, special effects, makeup, etc. Are all very exciting. The scene of jumping from the building at the beginning of the film has already grabbed the attention of the audience, attracting the audience to unconsciously enter the seemingly mysterious and strange plot. When Aaron Kwok discovered the truth, the director explained it in a rather bland way with dialogue and memory fragments. He seems to be afraid that the audience would not understand and accept it, but such an ending is really a bit frustrating. The pattern constructed by the whole film will make the audience think that there is an even more amazing secret hidden behind it. The game set up by an adopted son who suffers from "agelessness" has turned Aaron Kwok, a "self-proclaimed hero", into a "prisoner".
The plot of the film can be justified on the surface, but the scene of Aaron Kwok killing his friend Eddie Cheung by mistake seems logical, but there are actually many flaws in it. In addition, Chin Kar-Lok and others who belong to the B team of the regional crime unit do not trust Aaron Kwok, and the same team Eddie Cheung also had doubts about his superiors. According to the usual practice of the police force, Aaron Kwok should have taken a leave of absence to stop the investigation work. There is no reason to let him continue to participate in the case, which made him deeper and deeper. In the end, even his friend Eddie Cheung suffered misfortune, making Aaron Kwok a veritable "murderer". Although the film has over 10 million HK dollars at the Hong Kong box office, its reputation is quite poor. Some industry insiders believe that such a strong contrast is due to the wonderful editing of the film's trailer. It turned out that the Hollywood Company was responsible for the trailer of "Murderer", which had edited the trailer for "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008), which made the audience who watched the trailer very excited. Coupled with the proper promotion and distribution, the film's box office was outstanding.
During the promotion of the film, the protagonist Aaron Kwok once said that when he was shooting the film, he couldn't get away and there was a problem with his affection. Later, he was disappointed that the film was not nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor. Aaron Kwok's performance in this film is very conscientious, but his performance is actually a bit over the top. Although his performance can quite match the suspicious atmosphere of the film, it greatly reduces the credibility of the story. And Eddie Cheung's performance maintained a certain level, adding a lot of drama to the first half of the film. In addition, the film handles a lot of frightening scenes, and it does have a proper level of shooting, which is reminiscent of the Pang brothers and many Korean movies of the same type. In terms of sensual stimulation, they can satisfy audiences who are good at this.
By Kam Po LAM (original in Chinese)
The plot of the film can be justified on the surface, but the scene of Aaron Kwok killing his friend Eddie Cheung by mistake seems logical, but there are actually many flaws in it. In addition, Chin Kar-Lok and others who belong to the B team of the regional crime unit do not trust Aaron Kwok, and the same team Eddie Cheung also had doubts about his superiors. According to the usual practice of the police force, Aaron Kwok should have taken a leave of absence to stop the investigation work. There is no reason to let him continue to participate in the case, which made him deeper and deeper. In the end, even his friend Eddie Cheung suffered misfortune, making Aaron Kwok a veritable "murderer". Although the film has over 10 million HK dollars at the Hong Kong box office, its reputation is quite poor. Some industry insiders believe that such a strong contrast is due to the wonderful editing of the film's trailer. It turned out that the Hollywood Company was responsible for the trailer of "Murderer", which had edited the trailer for "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008), which made the audience who watched the trailer very excited. Coupled with the proper promotion and distribution, the film's box office was outstanding.
During the promotion of the film, the protagonist Aaron Kwok once said that when he was shooting the film, he couldn't get away and there was a problem with his affection. Later, he was disappointed that the film was not nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor. Aaron Kwok's performance in this film is very conscientious, but his performance is actually a bit over the top. Although his performance can quite match the suspicious atmosphere of the film, it greatly reduces the credibility of the story. And Eddie Cheung's performance maintained a certain level, adding a lot of drama to the first half of the film. In addition, the film handles a lot of frightening scenes, and it does have a proper level of shooting, which is reminiscent of the Pang brothers and many Korean movies of the same type. In terms of sensual stimulation, they can satisfy audiences who are good at this.
By Kam Po LAM (original in Chinese)