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  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Review preview for A Better Tomorrow

    The film is widely regarded as a classic, but to me it was anything but.

    Keith Dudhnath · 2 out of 5
    A gangster tries to quit the violence and reconcile with his cop brother.
  • A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
    Review preview for A Better Tomorrow II

    The plot is generally weak and at times would verge on the incomprehensible if you hadn’t seen the first Tomorrow.

    Paul Griffiths · 2.5 out of 5
    John Woo’s 80s gun-toting, triad-splattering sequel.
  • Face/Off (1997)
    Review preview for Face/Off

    Cheerful, bullet-strewn entertainment.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    A government agent chases a criminal mastermind.
  • Hand of Death (1976)
    Quality period kung fu with some modern day masters.
  • The Killer (1989)
    Review preview for The Killer

    Carefully treading between cool ruthlessness and moral torment, Chow Yun Fat's acting transcends any language barrier.

    Keith Dudhnath · 4.5 out of 5
    A Triad hitman takes on one last job before leaving for a new life with a blind woman.
  • Mission: Impossible II (2000)
    Review preview for Mission: Impossible II

    It is to Tom Cruise's credit that the sequel is infinitely better than the original.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in the big action sequel to the TV spin off.
  • Paycheck (2003)
    Review preview for Paycheck

    As a punch-em-up, Paycheck is well done, but nothing we haven't seen before.

    Claire Sawers · 2 out of 5
    A hot shot scientist who gives up his memory for the cause, finds himself on the run as he tries to piece together his past.
  • Reign Of Assassins (2010)
    Review preview for Reign Of Assassins

    In this saga of split bodies and double lives, it seems that everyone yearns for change.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    An assassin who has renounced her deadly trade finds the past is catching up with her.
  • Red Cliff (2008)
    Review preview for Red Cliff

    If you are a fan of historical epics, this is one of the best.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of an ancient Chinese battle in which a ragtag southern alliance tried to hold out against a powerful warlord from the north.
  • Windtalkers (2002)
    Review preview for Windtalkers

    John Woo specialises in the spectacle of violent death and, after a while, this becomes monotonous.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Nicolas Cage babysits radio operators during at attack on a Japanese island in WWII.

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