A Better Tomorrow (1986)
The marriage of John Woo (The Killer, Face/Off) and Chow Yun-Fat (Dream Lovers, City on Fire) in cinema is magic to behold, and although Chow has a smaller role than some of his later collaborations with...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 23, 1998 · Last modified February 3, 2019
The marriage of John Woo (The Killer, Face/Off) and Chow Yun-Fat (Dream Lovers, City on Fire) in cinema is magic to behold, and although Chow has a smaller role than some of his later collaborations with...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Musical
by Vincent Leo · Published August 6, 1998 · Last modified January 16, 2019
Elwood Blues gets out of jail and once again gets the old band together to head to Louisiana and enter a Battle of the Bands contest to save the orphanage. Along the way the...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published July 25, 1998 · Last modified January 29, 2019
A Royal Guard from the Ming Dynasty is out to stop a rapist-murderer, and during their epic battle they end up frozen under the snow. Three centuries later they are thawed in modern-day Hong...
1990s / Action / Adventure / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published July 20, 1998 · Last modified January 30, 2019
Martial arts expert Fong Sai Yuk (Jet Li, Once Upon a Time in China) is back, this time trying to stop a mutiny within the ranks of the Red Flower Society. He also gets caught in...
A ruthless kidnapper kills a bomb squad inspector’s wife and child along with dozens of other children in a failed attempt for ransom. He enters a life of obscurity, becoming a bodyguard and sometime...
1990s / Action / Martial Arts / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 11, 1998 · Last modified February 11, 2019
LAPD Detectives Riggs (Gibson, Conspiracy Theory) and Murtaugh (Glover, The Rainmaker) are back on the streets, this time trying to bring down a Chinese Triad who are involved in importing Chinese slaves, and using them to counterfeit money...
Chow Yun-Fat plays John Lee, one of the world’s best hitmen. When a powerful Mob boss’ son gets killed by a police officer (Rooker), the boss (Tsang) wants the cop’s son dead and sends Lee...
Set in Ancient Rome, Spartacus follows a group of slaves that are bought up by a trainer of gladiators to hold as entertainment for patricians who want to see them fight to the death. Unable to...
Brosnan (Mars Attacks!, The Thomas Crown Affair) returns in the role of the British secret agent, this time to bring down a media magnate played by Jonathan Pryce (The Age of Innocence, Glengarry Glen Ross). It...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published May 10, 1998 · Last modified April 2, 2019
A trio of scientists studying strange meteorites are abducted by a crew of commandos, but the commando squad is sabotaged by someone higher up and only Jackie (Chan) survives – but he can’t even remember...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.