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Dragon Squad
猛龍
2005 110 min Hong Kong, China 16+
★6.3
Action, Crime
Director: Daniel Lee
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Description
A team of Interpol agents arrive in the city to testify against a local crime lord. However on the way to court the vehicle carrying the Triad boss is attacked and the crime lord snatched, not by his own people but by another foe.
Worldwide:
$292,926
Starring
Vanness Wu
Actor
Shawn Yue
Actor
Yu Xia
Actor
Key opinion
Dragon Squad is a polarizing action film that generally fails to meet the standards of the Hong Kong genre. While some viewers appreciate its ambitious attempt at a stylized crime-thriller structure, most critics find the narrative incoherent and the action choreography disappointing.
| Acting | Sammo Hung’s performance and fight choreography are the film's singular standout highlights. | |
| Screenplay | The film fails to provide logical motivation or depth for the majority of its large ensemble cast. | |
| Cinematography | The attempts at stylized cinematography, including black-and-white flashbacks and jerky editing, are viewed as distracting and poorly executed. | |
| Pacing | Opinions on the structural ambition are divided: some appreciate the episodic, thriller-style storytelling, while others find the pacing sluggish and the plot nearly nonexistent. |