Review of A Better Tomorrow (2010) by Stella D — 24 Mar 2009
It's amazing how many action movie directors nowadays are so influenced by John Woo's earlier films such as this one. I give this a high rating mostly for its historical influence on the ultra-violent, shoot 'em up, bangbang genre of films.
This, The Killer, and Hard-Boiled are some of the earlier and best of its kind. The key drawback to this movie is the unintentionally cheesy soundtrack that takes away from the intense violence, though I know that is related to the culture of Hong Kong films vs.
American Hollywoodized action movies. Otherwise, this movie will make so many melodramtic action movies nowadays look like rip offs.
This review of A Better Tomorrow (2010) was written by Stella D on 24 Mar 2009.
A Better Tomorrow has generally received positive reviews.
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