| A redemption tale and a pedestrian cop thriller and as with most of Raymond Lee's output, nothing remarkable goes on in Blue Lightning. However, a competent put together package it is, starting with a solid, warm performance by Danny Lee as an alcoholic ex-cop saddled with taking care of his neglected son (Wong Kwan-Yuen - All About Ah Long) after the mother is brutally murdered. Danny works with beats scripted many times before and since but has an undeniably appealing warmth to go along with his choices. Melodrama becomes well-handled when Lee flashes these and director Raymond Lee certainly looks like he brings confidence from this part of the direction when then collaborating with action director Tony Leung on the violence. Tension is overall very consistently fine, violence gory but you do wish it belonged in a movie that didn't stop trying in certain other areas. Also starring Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Olivia Cheng, Lau Siu-Ming and Lee Siu-Kei. |
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