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Running Out of Time 2
Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.
| Release : | 2001 |
| Rating : | 5.8 |
| Studio : | Milkyway Image, One Hundred Years of Film Company, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Director of Photography, |
| Cast : | Lau Ching-wan Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Kelly Lin Hui Shiu-Hung Lam Suet |
| Genre : | Action Thriller Crime |
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Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
RUNNING OUT OF TIME 2 is essentially a remake of the original, only this time Ekin Cheng steps into the role left by Andy Lau (whose character, supposedly, died at the end of the first). As Lau did, Cheng manuevers the same clever cop into his game. Also getting involved is Kelly Lin as a straight laced businesswoman whose important merger is threatened by the thief's games.Not as good as the original, as expected, but still clever. Although the whole cleverness does seem awfully familiar this time around.6 out of 10(go to www.nixflix.com for a more detailed review of this movie or full-length reviews of other foreign films)
This movie is about a cop (Ching Wan Lau) trying to catch a super-clever thief (Ekin Cheng) who blackmails an insurance company headed by a Kelly Lin. Basically, whatever plans the cop tries the thief somehow knows them beforehand. This movie, covered by handsome lead actors, beautiful lead actress and good camera shots of Hong Kong scenes, really has no substance at all. It's all flash, and the flash quickly becomes dull too. I lost all interests a third of the way into the movie, and there is no redeeming quality after that, except for the cinematography, which looks good. Only consider seeing this movie if you can do so for free. Also, consider stopping watching the movie 20 minutes into the movie because it's all the same to the end: BORING. 6/10
5/10 The title is misleading. You'd think you would get action packed movie. Wrong, just ..I dunno. Parts were sorta funny, otherwise just trying to hard. If your going to watch this movie, don't expect anything great. But if your willing to lose 93minutes of your life, go ahead.
Since Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came along, there's been a lot of talk about a revival of the Hong Kong movie industry. Don't believe it. The people now making movies in HK give new meaning to the word crass. Running Out of Time 2 is a perfect example. Ekin Cheng is the name draw, here, but he spends most of the film just grinning idiotically and flipping a coin. He flips the coin over and over and again and again. Why? Who knows? Sean Lau plays a cop who chases after the coin-flipping pretty boy. But once again: who knows why? There's a pretty actress in the female lead who runs some sort of company and she has to pay a ransom or something but she mostly just looks like she would rather be at a spa or shopping centre than in front of a camera. Nothing makes any sense. There is no action. There is no sex. There is no comedy. All there is is a name: Ekin Cheng. And you know what? Who cares?
