Mr. Long

I wasn't expecting anything and I didn't even know that it is a Sabu- film. What starts as a normal mafia killer movie turns into something way more profound and heartfelt, at times funny.

It's a total Japanese movie in the sense the way it is filmed and the characters are behaving. The quite killer ending up in a little Japanese town make for amazing scenes and often cute, awkward and funny situations.

I found this movie by accident in the basement of Amazon prime and it definitely deserves a lot better.

This is on the same level as some Kitano movies like kikujiro or hanabi. Sabu delivered a witty, cool story, the actors are great and the movie is great.

Some film festivals were definitely sleeping on this one....

This movie reminded me this quote from Apocalypse Now - and it is an excellent point!

Quickly labelled as an action movie - and despite really nicely made scenes, this is absolutely not an action movie. SABU twists genre movie and manages to create an art piece that can relate to other Japanese feats, like some of Kitano's movies. The start as genre movie and the violence inherent of that world and of the first 20 minutes is not free violence but necessary to act as a counterpart of the main part of the movie: the meeting of that lone wolf with humans, with solidarity and how it changes him, how he is actually enjoying such a life.

Of course we can feel a lot of influences, in the choregraphy of action scenes - worthy of asian action movies, in the burlesque comedy (Kikurijo), in the relationship between a child and a killer (Léon). But SABU really proposes a movie on his own, mixing tragic, harsh realities with beautiful moments and does not forget to show hope and good in the heart of men.

A great piece, go for it!

I was lucky to catch this film at Berlinale Film Festival and when the film ended, there was a sudden eruption of applause that went on for about a minute. Half the crowd stayed behind until the credits rolled and again another round of applause when the final curtain came down. It was THAT good.

The film was shocking at times of the brutality, heart warming, some really laugh-out loud moments mixed with gut wrenching sadness. All 3 leads playing Long, Jun and Lily were excellent in their portrayal of the characters and you do feel for each of their struggles.

When a movie really touches you it stays in your mind and I'm still thinking about the film even now after I saw the movie several days ago.

Master work ******* beautiful strong feeling's great artwork. Thanks to the film makers.very powerful story character player are also playing their role very good. "Mr. Long" is a 2017 Japanese-Taiwanese-Hong Kongese-German co-production film directed by Sabu. The film stars Chang Chen in the titular role and is a mix of drama, action, and crime genres. The story revolves around a Taiwanese hitman, Mr. Long, who travels to Japan to carry out a hit. However, after the job goes wrong, he finds himself stranded in a small village. There, he begins to form bonds with the local residents, including a troubled woman and her young son, and starts a new life, leaving his violent past behind.

The film explores themes of redemption, the possibility of change, and the impact of human connections. It received positive reviews for its storytelling, character development, and Chang Chen's performance. "

Maybe because I've watch a lot of chinese kungfu & other superb action movies like Raid, Man from Nowhere, JohnWick I found this movie's fight scene is so lacking it's laughable. The main actor & actress did well but the extras is too woody it's like a B-movie. Or is it though?

By taiwan standard maybe 7/10 is spot on but since I watch it because imdb give this rating that high I have my expectation high & now I'm disappointed. Oh & it's too long too with 2hrs, should've been 1hr30 or 1hr45.