City on Fire

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Landon J @Minxsykitty Jul 25 A good HK entry, has some great emotional moments and I actually like the unconventional ending. Genre fans will enjoy certainly. See more Darren D @DarrenJD Apr 4 Ringo Lam’s crime thriller takes us through the neon-lit city streets & into the grimy, rundown hideouts of criminals, as Lam's heroic bloodshed quickly establishes the tone for "City on Fire" with a brutal stabbing & an explosive jewellery heist. Lam does an admirable job of establishing each storyline, which blurs the lines between Ko Chow (Chow Yun-fat), his loyalties to Inspector Lau, the man who tasked him with infiltrating a gang of jewel thieves & his growing loyalty to the thieves themselves. Lam’s taste for violence feels more brutal & realistic, from the gritty, chaotic foot chases & the sudden deaths during the blood-soaked shootouts. It’s hard not to miss how Ringo Lam's "City on Fire" has served as an inspiration to filmmakers over the years. See more Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing 02/27/2025 Another good movie from Ringo Lam. Chow and Lam paired up again for this action crime thriller. See more Dick C @Joshua19930826 10/23/2023 It's a great film for Chow Yun-fat, City on Fire, 1987...two years later, the Killer much better... See more DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 02/24/2023 An absolute classic of Hong Kong cinema, City on Fire is a neon-soaked twist on the bromance shared by Chow Yun-fat and Danny Lee seen later in John Woo's masterpiece The Killer. Punctuated by an incredible saxophone soundscape and taking a bottomless dive into the risks of being an undercover cop plunging into the depths of the Hong Kong underworld, it seems that Quinten Tarantino owes Ringo Lam a pretty penny or two. Perhaps even his entire career... See more 03/19/2020 A John Woo film that doesn't contain his signature over-the-the-top action and gunplay... But I welcome the realism for more serious work. And, like a great artist, John Woo continues to deliver. City on Fire paints a picture of Hong Kong that is crime infested, chaotic, and dysfunctional. It's a story about honor among thieves told in a cop and robber style fashion. Chow Yun-Fat's portrayal of Ko Chow is applaudable. Seeing a younger Yun-Fat breathes a certain life to the film. His acting from serious undercover cop to broken lover twists and turns at the heart. Set design is visual eye candy. From neon lights filled with the sounds of jazz, John Woo shows us a Hong Kong that we wish still existed. 5/5. A less flashy John Woo film, but the serious nature of the film is a welcome stylistic change. See more Read all reviews

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