Exiled Reviews

JohnnieTo Does Sergio Leone

The best asian film of 2006 by a mile great movie stars the best that HK has to offer Francis Ng and Anthony Wong ,great acting , great action scenes in the vein of John Woo ,wonderful music like the westerns music, almost perfect film. A must watch for all HK and Action film fans

An exercise in style over substance

An exercise in style over substance. The film is almost operatic in as much as it relies on image and effect rather than its plot. The story, which takes place in a deserted Macao, (what happened to all the people?) in fact makes about as much sense as most opera plots. A simple tale of love, loyalty, betrayal & death, although a stock comic character in the form of a policeman about to retire and desperate to avoid trouble seem to be about the only other person driving around Macao at the time. It’s along way from earlier Hong Kong a gangster movies or recent very superior offerings from Korea. Quentin Tarantino has a lot to answer for. Heavy going

Not the "gun play" I expected

I found this movie quite dull. The plot is pretty simple, and as such it's lacking in story and substance. I kind of expected this though, and was just up for watching some well directed gun fights with classy moves from cool characters. However, I just found them tedious. They were slow paced and not very creative. There were no killer moves, or stand offs, the sequences weren't exciting and the gore factor wasn't there either. Not bad, but not the 'cool' gun play movie I was expecting.

Another exmaple of Asian cinema's greatness!!

Johnnie To is fast approaching legendary status in Hong Kong cinema and with films the quality of Exiled to his credit, that comes as little surprise. Ever since John Woo defected to Hollywood, to has taken over the mantle of the “shoot ‘em up” picture in Asia but has surpassed Wo with his incredible storytelling skills and his uncanny ability to create such an empathetic bond between the audience and the characters in his films. In the case of Exiled, you know that everyone involved is a murdering criminal yet you find yourself totally rooting for Wo and friends to the point where you forget that they are bad too!

Relying on his usual cast of Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, Lam Suet, Roy Cheung and Francis Ng as well as the welcome additions of Anthony Wong (Infernal Affairs, Hard Boiled) and Josie Ho (Purple Storm) To brings us a wonderful tale of friendship, loyalty, camaraderie, and about how crucial the effects of the choices we make in life have can be not just for ourselves but for others. Despite the copious bloodshed as a result of the gun fights this film is overly violent although there is one graphic surgery scene. There are also short bursts of dark humour that never once seem incongruous.

A truly excellent film that is another startling reminder of why Asian cinema is setting the standards that Hollywood could only wish of reaching. Well deserving of five stars!!

Cheaply made, no plot. Poor

A tedious film that's as unrealistic as it is dull. Avoid at all costs.

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Exiled 2006

If this was a true story, it could not have happened the way it got actored. Be prepared to read the whole film, and see some typical chinese stunts.

strange,in many ways

This movie really is odd,and,in the end, full marks for the directors attempt at something different. Macao is a rare choice of setting and thats good for a start, the charactures are all well palyed and all a little strange, the bad guy set up is all very odd and, with out giving anything away, the end is so strange it actually makes the film have a point just when your about to give up on it because its getting sillier by the moment, suddlenly its you that feels silly for not gusesing what was going on,that is if the ending is what it seems,the movie has so many twists at the end you cant be quite sure even then.!

Classy action movie

a very impressive , stylish action movie.

I can just see Tarantino copying it for

US release. Excellent camerwork and

visuals too.

very good movie

very good movie, if you like gangster movies.

Fill with action

This one was not what I expected, but it is filled with action...