Genre: Crime, Action, Martial Art
Starring: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Jacky Wu
Release year: 2007
Language: Chinese - Cantonese
Subtitle: English
SYNOPSIS:
A successful serious crime investigation police unit, headed by articulate senior detective Chan (Simon Yam), tackles crime with three other detectives from different backgrounds. Martial arts expert Ma (Donnie Yen) is set to take over as head of the unit, replacing Chan who wants to have an early retirement. Ma is determined to put things right. Po (Sammo Hung), an upcoming figure in the underworld with interests in every kind of criminal activity, and Jack (Jing Wu) - Po’s right-hand man, is a reclusive cold-blooded killer. An undercover agent is found dead who sent by Chan to get near to Po. With no evidence whatsoever Chan thinks it’s the work of Po and sends people to bring him in anyway. Po is released with insufficient evidence and he challenges Chan that if he and his men step out of the police station they are dead.
RATING: 8.5/10
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" ...Without a doubt, it’s Simon Yam that makes “Sha Po Lang” work. Chan is very much a good man at the precipice of a great fall, and while the ending result of Chan’s criminal actions will undoubtedly bring good to the world ( Po is a vicious, murderous animal, after all), the tragedy is that it won’t just cost Chan’s future, but that of his men as well. So wrapped up in his goal that Chan never comes to realize this, further turning his crusading enterprise into a dark tragedy where no good can possibly come of it. Yam, always a fine actor in even the most mediocre of productions, brings humanity and moral ambiguity to Chan, and no one could have done it any better, or be more perfect for the role.
But as good as “Sha Po Lang” is, it does make some missteps. The first is Donnie Yen, who, while brilliant in the action scenes, seems out of place in such a dark, brooding crime film. The other nitpick involves the script, which shows little understanding of the criminal justice system. Granted, I’m not an expert in Hong Kong criminal law, but even I know that beating up cops in front of a dozen witnesses (many of them cops) is enough to land you in prison for a number of years. Or how about this — apparently beating an undercover cop with a golf club to within an inch of his life while being videotaped isn’t enough evidence to put you in prison, either. Really? No wonder the cops have to resort to framing people. Can you blame them?
Although it works best as a somber, grounded crime film, “Sha Po Lang” also has a number of stellar action scenes that will please fans of the genre, but you’ll have to wait until the 50-minute mark before the film fully unleashes its martial arts fury. Before that, the film teases with a number of encounters, most of them involving Po liberally kicking the hell out of the cops because, as mentioned, this doesn’t seem to be much of a crime in Hong Kong , at least according to the film’s script. The movie’s signature action sequence might very well be Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung going a few rounds at the end, a clash of the titans if there ever was one. It’s Donnie Yen’s speed and agility against Sammo Hung’s brute strength, and it’s definitely one for the books. But don’t forget the knife-versus-baton battle between Yen and young Jing Wu in an alley before that. The ferocity of Yen’s baton and Wu’s knife clashing is nothing to sneeze at.
“Sha Po Lang” may very well be the first successful merging of a gritty crime film and a martial arts movie. Some may find the hybrid a little strange, and they would be justified in thinking so, as it certainly is quite an odd way to construct a film. Nevertheless, “Sha Po Lang” marks a transition point for Hong Kong cinema, but it’s open to debate if Hong Kong will follow in its footsteps. The biggest measure of “Sha Po Lang’s’” impact on the industry’s future creative output, one suspects, will be in the film’s box office take — both domestically and abroad. "
Source: BeyondHollywood
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