Chasing down a film which has been labelled one of Hong Kong's best action films can often lead to disappointment. Hong Kong action encompasses many varied styles, many offering only style over substance.
"Too Many Ways To Be No. 1" offers a lot of low-budget style, but it also weighs in with a witty, inventive screenplay which allows the film's film-school pyrotechnics to enhance, rather than smother, the story. Low camera shots and fisheye lenses give the film a particular style which works perfectly. The cinematography, like the screenplay, is meant to be in your face.
The film is frequently funny, frequently bloody--you know, a Hong Kong action film! A really, really GOOD Hong Kong action film.
Recommended! |
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