Review of A Hero Never Dies (1998) by Derek J — 02 Apr 2010
Lau Ching Wan and Leon Lai shoot a bunch of guns and look AWESOME doing so in Johnny To's macho, heroic-bloodshed film, A Hero Never Dies. It's a classic story used many times by Cheng Cheh, John Woo and other HK directors: two life-long rivals develop an uncanny bond and come together to thwart an evil threatening them both.
It's the better bad guys versus the badder bad guys. You can tell who the badder ones are by their lack of honor. Of course the film has To's trademark style and charm, and it also has a great original score; one of my favorites in any HK film.
Not as good as The Mission or Exiled, but still pretty dang good.
This review of A Hero Never Dies (1998) was written by Derek J on 02 Apr 2010.
A Hero Never Dies has generally received positive reviews.
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