Hard Boiled (1992)
John Woo’s 1992 Hong Kong action film. Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung. The hospital sequence that John Wick choreography traces back to.
Chow Yun-fat
This page collects the films featuring Chow Yun-fat reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Hard Boiled (1992)”, “The Corruptor (1999)”, and “The Killer (1989)”. Each review examines the performance and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
The Killer (1989)
John Woo’s 1989 Hong Kong heroic bloodshed film. Chow Yun-fat as a hitman trying to retire. The film Tarantino spent a decade trying to remake.
The Corruptor (1999)
James Foley’s 1999 NYC Chinatown thriller. Chow Yun-fat in mainstream American production with Mark Wahlberg. Cultural engagement above typical genre.