Rating: R
Genre:
Crime
Release Date: 05/31/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS2.0/DD5.1
Run Time: 134 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Best known for his 1978 film
The Deer Hunter or perhaps the less-successful
Heaven's Gate, director
Michael Cimino turned to this fast-paced actioner set in an authentic (back lot) Chinatown. This thriller stars a rogue Polish-American cop (
Mickey Rourke) out to not only keep Chinatown safe for the local consumers, but to dismantle its deep-rooted crime and drug cartels as well. No one backs the crusading cop in the latter objective, and as he faces a suave and wily crime boss (
John Lone of
The Last Emperor) and a libidinous newscaster (
Ariane), he may be taking on more than he can handle. At least his wife thinks so, and the guys at City Hall think so -- but mayhem and murder will strew the streets with corpses before the smoke clears and the dust settles, and a vague, unresolved future sets in.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
;)
