| Solid actioner by Stephen Tung that highlights a slick appearance of his gun and explosions-mayhem while also smoothly integrating basic drama that manages to not be as embarrassing as you might think (especially coming from an action director at heart). In a better than usual performance from Jade Leung, she is Jenny who goes on a revenge mission after being forced by monster, bomber and funnily enough also villain Yam Tung (Ching Fung) to murder her uncle. With her she grabs pimp Chan Kong (Jordan Chan) who assisted on a previous undercover mission and the odd match take to Mainland China to wreak havoc no matter what it takes...
We're not convinced a fairly good verdict will come out of the initial stages of Fox Hunter as it feels blurry in the action-stakes and the choice to intercut police briefings containing hostage tactics with the real thing is one of those choices you don't really notice. But adhering slightly to the 48 Hours-formula, only with more emphasis on action, Tung goes to work with A work possibly leading towards immoral places looking at the character desperation. Bike chases, multiple grenade attacks and automatic firing conveyed in a slick, clear way, Leung and Chan also generates worthwhile chemistry to make us invest a little. Especially Jordan has a likeable energy as the not so pimp pimp with more earthly roots. It's not heavy drama, nor is the style captivating but Tung gets by quite nicely by featuring lots of it in quite the superbly paced package. A seemingly realistic blend of Cantonese and Mandarin is employed. Yu Rong-Guang co-stars. |
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