Review of The Stool Pigeon (2010) by Jy S — 06 Dec 2010
The Hong Kong crime thrillers continue from Dante Lam and this time The Stool Pigeon is served up.Aside from the main storyline, this film has subplots which enables a bulk of this picture to be character driven.
The first portion of the somewhat lengthy 1 hour 50 minutes focuses a lot on story buildup as well as working through these multiple subplots, before letting loose for the finale. The side stories do take time away from the principal story, yet the results are important factors when all is said and done.
The focus of the action is not the gun play, but rather the intense force of altercations and brawls. Ultimately, this movie lacks the finesse of bullets flying and ends up violently brutal instead.Both Nick Cheung and Nicolas Tse work well together as they fit nicely into their leading and mature roles.
Lunmei Kwai is notable for standing out in the second half and Kai Chi Liu ends up with a prominent character.The Stool Pigeon contains both the action and the character drama, but it is the latter that makes this a solid film worth checking out.
This review of The Stool Pigeon (2010) was written by Jy S on 06 Dec 2010.
The Stool Pigeon has generally received positive reviews.
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