5/6/2023 0 Comments Sleepless town 720p torrent![]() ![]() ![]() Yamamoto fails to make her repulsive lead in the least bit likable and suffers because of that, while the excellent Eric Tsang is underused as the mob boss, appearing in all of three short scenes. Kaneshiro is a good actor, but his character isn't given a great deal to do here and comes across as a little staid. I found the last scene to be overlong and devoid of the badly needed emotion it sought to generate, but at least something's going on, unlike in the middle section. Then things pick up in the last half hour, with lots of action and shoot-outs and more twists and turns than in five regular Hollywood movies. The pacing slows down to a snail's crawl while this romance is explored, and the filmmakers do attempt to generate some suspense by keeping their character motivations murky, but it doesn't work very well. For the next hour we're treated to a lifeless romance with one of the most worthless female characters I've seen in a film. Unfortunately, Kaneshiro's character then meets a girl, and the whole film falls flat. The first half hour follows this type of plot with some stylish direction and another solid performance from Takeshi Kaneshiro, who once again delivers a 'quiet but cool' type character with emotions bubbling just under the surface. This Hong Kong/Japan co-production starts out as a traditional gangster thriller, as we meet our youthful hero and find himself caught between opposing sides: a violent criminal gang from Shanghai, who frequently employ torture and murder as their methods, and a lone gunman with psychotic tendencies. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 4 / 10 Promising crime drama let down by a boring romance Meanwhile, Fu-Chun's girlfriend, Natsumi Sato turns up to sell something to Kenichi.-Lester Mak Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi. Things are calm, however, his former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two to gangland boss, Yuan. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghainese gangs intent on taking overall control. You can sell him anything except children's organs. Even though one time watchable film.Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. But like I said too muchness spoiled the party. Yeah, these changes were needed, since the film was not a fresh piece of work or even first remake. ![]() So the camera moves one place to another in a quick succession unlike other versions. And many events, especially film scenes were accelerated. The Immigrant joke was trimmed off, since today's US is not in favour of such comedies in films. Otherwise, as a neutral, this is not a bad remake. That's the negative, as the film Jamie Foxx in the lead. Unlike the same characters from other versions, I don't know how they turned Monaghan's role so powerful. The actors were good, but Michelle Monaghan was the best among. Which was really too intentional that not everybody would be happy with, for like those who liked the previous versions. ![]() Their main idea was to leave the open conclusion for a possible sequel. I mean literally they turned it into twice thriller with tight action sequences. They did not change much, but in this one the initial parts were almost the same and the following developments were too much. The second film was not bad, considering the way it was made to the Indian standards. After the original French film based on the same name of the book, followed by the Kollywood remake 'Thoongavanam'. For me this is the third version from the last three consecutive years. Maybe if you haven't seen the original, you will enjoy it, particularly if you like a thrilling clash between the cops and gangsters. Reviewed by Rangan 6 / 10 Reviewed on June 15, 2017, Thu at 10:21 PM ![]()
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