Review of Triple Tap (2010) by Bryan S — 26 Sep 2010

Derek Yee's Triple Tap isn't without blemishes, but it still ends up as an acceptable Hong Kong crime thriller.The introduction sets up the conclusion, in turn making it somewhat predictable. What's left is the lengthy, nearly 2 hour, task of getting there.

A good portion of the first half plays out like a political drama and it isn't until the second half that the film feels like a crime thriller. It is the first half that spends too much time delaying the inevitable, while not doing a sufficient job with some of the characters and character relationships.

Triple Tap revolves around two sharpshooters and the story does focus on this. The action does the same, but quantitatively it does lack. In fact, only the beginning and the ending contain the notable action segments.

The rest of the film is more of a cat and mouse game between the good and bad characters.The cast is sound and so are the performances. Louis Koo and Daniel Wu easily fit into their respective roles, while Li Bingbing and Alex Fong provide good supporting performances.

Triple Tap may lack in the action department and feel a bit lengthy; however the acting and decent enough story stop this from becoming a waste of time.