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Hard Boiled Reviews

1992 Certificate 18
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When a tough police officer's (Chow Yun-Fat) partner is brutally murdered, he joins forces with another loose-cannon cop (Tony Leung) to exact his own bloody revenge on the gun-smuggling gangsters responsible for his friend's death. A lot of action, guns, and violence, all masterfully rendered by action maestro John Woo (THE .. Read more

Starring Tony Leung, Chow Yun-Fat, Philip Chan, Bowie Lam
Director John Woo
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema

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  • Critics' reviews (5) of Hard Boiled

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  • 1 stars out of 4

    Spectacularly violent gangster movie, with a body-count in the hundreds and stylishly choreographed, slow-motion deaths and stunts; possibly the best example of John Woo's particular talents for large-scale mayhem.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • In essence, John Woo's characteristic take on movies like Die Hard: a supercharged thriller in which a renegade cop and... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • "...[Woo is] a very brisk, talented director with a gift for the flashy effect and the bizarre confrontation..."

    • New York Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 35 out of 39 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Hard Boiled Hardcore

    Want to see one of the greatest action films of all tme? Then watch this. Woo's greatest film. Ok its getting on a bit now, but the action is just on ... more

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      • Nigel Hannah from Ashby De La Zouch
      • Posted 23 Jan 2005 15:35
  • 27 out of 29 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    No house of flying daggers....just bullets!!!

    Awesome, Nothing beats a good blood bath once in a while! Frantic gun action all the way, great cinematography in one word brilliant if you want to watch a ... more

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      • Kian from Whitley Bay, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK
      • Posted 03 May 2006 22:44
  • 23 out of 26 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Dubbed!

    Might be a great film, might not be, but I'm not going to find out from this disk. Dubbed into English, no chance to get the original dialogue, no subtitles... more

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      • Martin Adamson from Edinburgh, UK
      • Posted 09 May 2006 21:03

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Woo Yay!

    John Woo at his best.

    Forget any of his cringemaking HollyWierd excusions - this is the sh*t! Heroic gunplay at it's finest.

    Chow Yun ... more

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      • Catchag from Whyteleafe
      • Posted 15 Jul 2004 11:20
  • 27 out of 29 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    No house of flying daggers....just bullets!!!

    Awesome, Nothing beats a good blood bath once in a while! Frantic gun action all the way, great cinematography in one word brilliant if you want to watch a ... more

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      • Kian from Whitley Bay, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK
      • Posted 03 May 2006 22:44
  • 35 out of 39 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Hard Boiled Hardcore

    Want to see one of the greatest action films of all tme? Then watch this. Woo's greatest film. Ok its getting on a bit now, but the action is just on ... more

    Report this review
      • Nigel Hannah from Ashby De La Zouch
      • Posted 23 Jan 2005 15:35
  • 27 out of 29 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    No house of flying daggers....just bullets!!!

    Awesome, Nothing beats a good blood bath once in a while! Frantic gun action all the way, great cinematography in one word brilliant if you want to watch a ... more

    Report this review
      • Kian from Whitley Bay, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK
      • Posted 03 May 2006 22:44
  • 23 out of 26 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Dubbed!

    Might be a great film, might not be, but I'm not going to find out from this disk. Dubbed into English, no chance to get the original dialogue, no subtitles... more

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      • Martin Adamson from Edinburgh, UK
      • Posted 09 May 2006 21:03
  • 13 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Wild!

    Perhaps the greatest gunplay movie ever (only the killer (again John Woo & Chow Yun Fat) comes close, its a better movie but not as much action(Can you GET ... more

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      • TheElz from Durham
      • Posted 31 Jan 2005 23:21
  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A great Action romp

    First of all, John Woo was far better when he was in Hong Kong than any of his modern day hollywood blockbusters. I saw Paycheck, one of his latest films, the ... more

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      • A customer from England, London
      • Posted 02 Jul 2004 18:01
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    One of John Woo's finest moments

    One of the most violent films ever to grace our screens: the first scene, the tea-house shoot out alone produces more dead bodies than a dozen horror flicks. We... more

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      • Ivan from ESSEX
      • Posted 01 Nov 2003 18:45
  • 4 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    wow

    only can say watch this movie, not to be missed.

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      • M.A from London, England
      • Posted 18 Mar 2005 15:01
  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    call this action

    from all the reviews i have heard this is is action all the time but its not.it opened up realy well with the teahouse shootout but then no action atall.in the ... more

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      • theforsters from Waterlooville
      • Posted 01 Mar 2008 15:57
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Woo Yay!

    John Woo at his best.

    Forget any of his cringemaking HollyWierd excusions - this is the sh*t! Heroic gunplay at it's finest.

    Chow Yun ... more

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      • Catchag from Whyteleafe
      • Posted 15 Jul 2004 11:20
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    One of the best action films ever

    This film, probably John Woo's best, comes very highly recommended. Not only does the film contain what are probably the greatest action scenes ever (the ... more

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      • A.T. from London, England
      • Posted 07 Feb 2005 16:44

  • Critics' reviews (5)

  • 1 stars out of 4

    Spectacularly violent gangster movie, with a body-count in the hundreds and stylishly choreographed, slow-motion deaths and stunts; possibly the best example of John Woo's particular talents for large-scale mayhem.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • In essence, John Woo's characteristic take on movies like Die Hard: a supercharged thriller in which a renegade cop and... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • "...[Woo is] a very brisk, talented director with a gift for the flashy effect and the bizarre confrontation..."

    • New York Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • "...From Hong Kong with a bullet, an action classic..."

    • Premiere
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • "...A ballet of violence..."

    • Variety
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005
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