New Police Story
Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillerdetectivemartial artsmafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Failures and suffering make a real hero"
Boxlist takeWeighty and very fast: a stylised crime thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 490 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing (Jackie Chan) needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- China Film Group Corporation
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