The Furious

Really good so its a shame its story and characters are clunky as fuck.
It deals with child trafficking and while I do take slight issue with how its basically a backdrop, I didn't expect politically correct or good politics from a Hong Kong action film.
Not to say there aren't good politics to be found in Hong Kong cinema, its just that also a lot from the golden age isn't. I wouldn't say something like john woo's hard boiled is full copoganda but it borders on it despite some story elements.

If anything, woo made gun violence flashy. On the topic of flashy, yes this film is that with its fight choreography and in the 3rd act you can see a lot of jackie chan inspiration but I think its mostly unique with its camera work.
I do think it almost borders on weightless but I think the camera moves just the right for it not to be the case.

The villains are laughable bad and 1 dimensional and so is one of the heroes. I think besides 2 characters, you won't really care anyone else which is a make or break situation for most action flicks but I think the furious has enough juice and energy to make it somewhat work.
I kinda wished the screenplay was more polished because this could've been one of the greatest action films ever but for now its just "good" but I think if I rewatched this, I would probably get a lower score.

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