Review of High Risk (1995) by Jason A — 24 Dec 2008
I remember seeing this @ the midnight showings my local theater always had of HK films back in the glory days BM/D (Before Miramax/Disney). High Risk is about a spoiled rotten action star (played to perfection by Jackie Cheung)- who is completely based on Jackie Chan- who has a bodyguard/stuntman (Jet Li, in a role he could play in his sleep).
A lot of chuckles are provided by Jing's deliciously merciless presentation of the "Jackie" character, who is a hypocritical rake who doesn't do his own stunts. The movie is less about the plot than about the myriad of explosions, crazy set pieces, and high adrenaline fights.
The movie delivers this in good measure. More or less, if you've seen Die Hard, you know the basic premise of this movie. Being a Wong Jing film, it is also notoriously unbalanced and your mileage may vary in terms of what you can stomach in the movies he makes.
This review of High Risk (1995) was written by Jason A on 24 Dec 2008.
High Risk has generally received positive reviews.
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