The Game Changer

A film that has ups and downs, but it has a cinematography that impresses, is animal, full of movements, without happy ending, what frustrates me, wow, but cool, a very fast movie, it seems that we are in a race, an hour we find that ended and continues, always changing everything, wow, cool!

The filmmaker is the Chinese director Gao Xixi and television producer, famous for directing a number of Chinese TV series commercial success, made few long.

A low-average movie, it felt like they got different parts from other movies and joined in one. Very amateur fighting scenes, it reminded me some old Bollywood movies :D and Operation Dunkirk(2017) - can't believe that in 2017, they are making these things. They tried to create drama by killing everyone, making suicides but it was far from it, and as i said,they just copied from others. So it was a Hollywood product made on China.

The trailer to the film looked amazing, but now - having watched it - I have mixed feelings. Part of me blames the fact that I generally don't like crime/mafia movies.

Firstly, lets talk about the look of the film. Wow, incredible! The film has stunning visuals and photography and amazingly beautiful - almost breathtaking - slow motion capture. The action sequences are fast-paced, rather brutal, and incredibly well done. The film's first half is filled with action galore that should satisfy even the most discerning action fanatic.

However, the film then refrains from action for a while and the story becomes complicated. There are also way to many characters just for the kill (like a John Woo film!), and the lack for human life is distasteful.

The ending is not what you'd expect - or hope for - but I suppose it's better than having a predictable ending. The film in general was hit and miss for me. The action scenes certainly are fantastic, as well as the cinematography. As mentioned, though, I'm not a big fan of the crime genre, which possibly influenced my impression of the movie.