DLAznMovies.com: Shamo

Genre: Martial Art, Action, Drama
Starring: Shawn Yue, Ryo Ishibashi, Dylan Kuo, Bruce Leung, Annie Liu, Masato, Francis Ng, Pei Pei, Chau Zing
Release date: 2008
Language: Chinese/Cantonese
Subtitle: English

SYNOPSIS:
SHAMO tells the story of the psychotic anti-hero Ryo (Shawn Yue), and his rise through the brutal world of competition fighting.
After barbarically slaughtering his parents, 16 year old Ryo is sent to a prison for boys. Continually tortured by his fellow inmates, Ryo takes up karate training after a savage beating leaves him almost dead. Returning to society after 3 years, Ryo catches the attention of the local triads for his natural ferocity and dedication to destruction. Convinced to enter underground, no rules fighting tournaments, Ryo easily demolishes the competition. Seemingly unstoppable, Ryo's inevitable confrontation with champion Sugawara (Masato) may be his only chance for respect by the society that has so completely rejected him.

REVIEW:
" ...There's plenty of potential in the core set up of Shamo and the opening act is very strong, the visuals and the story complementing each other perfectly while Yue and Ng both turn in very strong performances as the leads. What then is the problem? Simple. As soon as Ryo leaves prison the film essentially stops developing any of the characters in any significant way. Ryo stalls out in his life completely, his motivations simply stop making sense, and the films spends the next hour doing little but repeat itself. First major fight scene within the prison aside, even the fight choreography becomes extremely repetitive. The film simply seems to have nothing to say about Ryo and his life, he certainly has no interest in growing or developing. And while it attempts to redeem itself with some interplay between Ryo and his sister in the final act the climactic reveal was tipped long before and it is simply a case of too little, too late.

Sameway Productions are, without a doubt, one of the most interesting and compelling outfits working in Hong Kong today. Their visual aesthetic is compelling and unique and they show an admirable willingness to lay it all on the line telling extreme stories. The company is pushing Hong Kong cinema in a powerful, energetic direction and they deserve full praise for that. In this case, however, the script simply was not quite ready. "

Source : Twitch

RATING: 7/10

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