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A close-knit trio of dashing art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Cherie Chung) undertake one last lucrative job before their planned retirement, only to be torn apart when the heist goes awry as the result of a double-cross from their criminal mentor. Once reunited, the team resolves to get revenge. ONCE A THIEF .. Read more
| Starring | Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Cheung |
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| Director | John Woo |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
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A mix of crime caper and romantic comedy, of minimal appeal other than to aficionados of its cultish director's delight in unlikely violence.
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Great laugh!
I'm sorry to say, but to enjoy this movie, you have to know the Cantonese language, as the jokes and comments lose their comedy edge when translated to ... read more »
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Don't bother
Without having read any of the reviews I have to say I was surprised to see the low rating. Now I've seen the film I think it's a star too much. I can... read more »
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Awful
Truly awful and painful. Avoid.
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Ignore the plot, enjoy the action.
This is a comedy, so don't worry that the cops aren't chasing our heroes even though they have a bodycount like rambo (why won't someone please ... read more »
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A classic
Hilarious and fun to watch, The duo battle and plot using various unauthordox means!
some good set pieces, touching moments, and car chases.read more »
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Once A Thief (1991)
It's a great, funny action comedy!
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Hong Kong classic? not for me
I can only think that the story is what makes this film a classic, it has been remade several times after all. For me the direction was poor and the ... read more »
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Good Watch
Worth while little film, I enjoyed it.
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Such a disapointment
Once A Thief was probably trying to cater for many nationalities,as within the first quarter of an hour the languages used where Chines,French and English (... read more »
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do I have to
This film was typical of chinise cinema and as such only those that are into this should rent this type of film. This is not for me.
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not too bad
not a bad film but not over keen on chow yun fat in a comedy also not much fighting more gun action