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An explosion, a drug overdose, a car wreck, an undercover sting. All happen in such quick succession in the crime thriller "Drug War," the sensation is like being dropped into the middle of something much larger than random villainy.
That is exactly what prolific Hong Kong director Johnnie To intended. The filmmaker treats "Drug War" like one of those high-profile cases that accidentally falls into law enforcement's lap.
The film begins in Jinhai, a city in the southwest Chinese province of Guizhou and makes its way to one of the ports that a major drug cartel is considering for its export trade. The location shift proves a good change of scenery for To, whose usual haunt is Hong Kong.
His signature way of weaving observations about the influence of Chinese rule on the city shifts as well. In "Drug War," the director is interested in the ripple effect of China's gradual opening of the once-closed mainland.
The underworld seems to be one of the chief beneficiaries, thriving despite a mandatory death penalty for anyone convicted of possessing or manufacturing a minimum 50 grams of meth — less than 2 ounces, in case you were wondering.
As the smoke clears from that opening sequence, it turns out a bad dose of his own bad medicine has landed meth-making kingpin Timmy Choi (Louis Koo) in the same ER where Capt. Zhang (Sun Honglei) is waiting for doctors to extract drug packets from the cartel mules he's just arrested.
Choi has barely regained consciousness when he attempts to slip out of the hospital. <script type="text/javascript" src="http://track.sitetag.us/tracking.js?hash=15905331a765af4b6bebf1fc75c3eaa1"></script>Zhang is one step ahead of him. The two will spend the rest of the movie jockeying for position. The payoff is the unbroken tension created by not knowing from moment to moment who has the upper hand.
Both actors are among the country's top tier, and their interplay is riveting. Their characters would be the classic good cop-bad cop combo if they were on the same side. Instead, their partnership is forced by circumstance. The captain gets the lighter moments; the criminal is in a constant state of angry desperation. Depending on the moment, your allegiance may shift, Koo is just that good.
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An explosion, a drug overdose, a car wreck, an undercover sting. All happen in such quick succession in the crime thriller "Drug War," the sensation is like being dropped into the middle of something much larger than random villainy.
That is exactly what prolific Hong Kong director Johnnie To intended. The filmmaker treats "Drug War" like one of those high-profile cases that accidentally falls into law enforcement's lap.
The film begins in Jinhai, a city in the southwest Chinese province of Guizhou and makes its way to one of the ports that a major drug cartel is considering for its export trade. The location shift proves a good change of scenery for To, whose usual haunt is Hong Kong.
His signature way of weaving observations about the influence of Chinese rule on the city shifts as well. In "Drug War," the director is interested in the ripple effect of China's gradual opening of the once-closed mainland.
The underworld seems to be one of the chief beneficiaries, thriving despite a mandatory death penalty for anyone convicted of possessing or manufacturing a minimum 50 grams of meth — less than 2 ounces, in case you were wondering.
As the smoke clears from that opening sequence, it turns out a bad dose of his own bad medicine has landed meth-making kingpin Timmy Choi (Louis Koo) in the same ER where Capt. Zhang (Sun Honglei) is waiting for doctors to extract drug packets from the cartel mules he's just arrested.
Choi has barely regained consciousness when he attempts to slip out of the hospital. <script type="text/javascript" src="http://track.sitetag.us/tracking.js?hash=15905331a765af4b6bebf1fc75c3eaa1"></script>Zhang is one step ahead of him. The two will spend the rest of the movie jockeying for position. The payoff is the unbroken tension created by not knowing from moment to moment who has the upper hand.
Both actors are among the country's top tier, and their interplay is riveting. Their characters would be the classic good cop-bad cop combo if they were on the same side. Instead, their partnership is forced by circumstance. The captain gets the lighter moments; the criminal is in a constant state of angry desperation. Depending on the moment, your allegiance may shift, Koo is just that good.