Movie Review: Seoul Raiders
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Just a little diversification from Food, Shopping and Partying, and also in the spirit of the Chinese New Year, let me put forth a review of a Chinese movie... sort of. Seoul Raiders. How do you make a HongKong movie doesn't feel like a HongKong movie? By casting actors who speak Cantonese badly. I think in the entire movie, there are only about 4 characters who speak fluent Cantonese... and that includes 3 extras.
The movie starts off with JJ (Shu Qi) bumping into Lam (Tony Leung) as he is about to pull off a heist of some plates for printing counterfeit US dollar notes. Lam managed to outwit JJ as he escaped with the plates. Lam then handovers the plates to a representative of the US consular, Owen (Richie Jen) expecting a reward of USD 20 million, only to be tricked and relieved of the plates by Owen, who plans to sell the plates himself to a mob boss in Korea. To restore his reputation and to get even, Lam flies to Seoul and put together his team of hot assistants to help him track down Owen and retrieve the stolen plates.
The movie started off with little promise, almost doesn't make sense. But I didn't mind too much as I was just enjoying the sights of 3 hot Korean babes (although only 1 really caught my eyes). Even Shu Qi doesn't really looks as hot in this movie. Half way through though, the pace picks up and more funny jokes were cracked. Thus overall, it is still an enjoyable watch. Many tried to compared this to Tokyo Raiders, and said the first movie is better. Well, I think both movies have different parts that excelled.
Ratings: 3 of 5
posted by kennyg at 11:34 AM
1 Comments:
My, my KG. I think you're much too generous in the ratings for this movie. Soul Raiders would be more appropriate as it certainly eats your soul as you watch this horrid creation called a 'movie'. Granted there were 3 Korean ladies (this I agree with you where only 1 was a 'looker') which spiced up the movie. However they would only help the movie to a 1/2 star rating at the maximum. Moreover how can there be a HK action movie without any gunfights? Big time gangsters who can cordon off a whole stadium not carrying guns? Otherwise this show could be retitled to "4 Lengluis & 2 Soh Chais - How not 2 speak Cantonese"
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