Two hitmen go after a renegade member of the gang who is trying to start a new life, but find their efforts are thwarted by two former associates who will stop them at any cost. - (Baker & Taylor)
The time is 1998. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule. For the jaded hit men, they wonder where this journey will end. Against this background of fin-de-si - (Magnolia Home Entertainment)
Video Librarian Reviews
The archetypal Hong Kong action film has been around for decades, but innovators such as veteran auteur Johnnie To (Election and Triad Election)—called the Jerry Bruckheimer of Asian crime—are keeping the genre fresh and inventive. Exiled offers a twisted take on Westerns, as a reformed gangster (Nick Cheung) befriends a hitman (Anthony Wong) sent to kill him. Together with a few additional ex-mob members, the pair plan a daring armored car robbery before ending up facing off in a small town saloon. Amidst all the honor among thieves, ammunition operatics, and mandatory double-crosses, director To artistically fetishizes each firefight in a film that obviously owes a debt to Spaghetti western maestro Sergio Leone. Highly recommended. (B. Gibron) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2007.