Review of A Better Tomorrow II (1987) by Adam M — 20 Apr 2011
"Are you OK?" is asked several times to people with white shirt soaked in their own blood. It's a big mess with sloppy jump cuts, rough dolly shots and the theme of brotherhood thrown in wherever it might fit.
The ludicrous elements -- including a grief-stricken lunatic running around speaking in tongues amidst flying bullets and Chow Yun Fat happily putting on the coat his twin brother died in, with its bloody-bullet holes -- make it seem like brilliant HK high school students are trying to do a John Woo half-spoof, where every good guy goes joyfully to Hong Kong Valhalla.
The final gunfight is equally ridiculous but it saves the whole movie with a few moments of great choreography and spurts of red flying in and out of the frame.
This review of A Better Tomorrow II (1987) was written by Adam M on 20 Apr 2011.
A Better Tomorrow II has generally received very positive reviews.
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