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After making two pictures in Hollywood (DOUBLE TEAM and KNOCK OFF), director Tsui Hark has returned to Hong Kong with a story about two men, two women, and two pregnancies--the theme of doubling mirrors Hark's own split identities (Hollywood vs. Hong Kong, artistic integrity vs. crass commercialism). One man, a bodyguard, .. Read more

Starring	Nicholas Tse, Cathy Tsui, Wu Bai
Director	Tsui Hark
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema

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- "...TIME AND TIDE is the kind of picture that is synonymous with Hong Kong cinema....[Tsui] has always had great craftsmanship and style. His comic book sense of kinetic visuals can be mesmerizing..."
- 9183
- - Hollywood Reporter
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 6
  - 0
  Eastern Action that exceeds expectations
  
  This film is a must see for fans of modern action films. The usual guns and martial arts are given something new, and included is some incredible acrobatics. ... read more »
  
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  - Ben Edmundson
  - Surrey, England
  - 26 Jan 2004 at 21:05
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  - 0
  average
  
  the plot is a bit strange and confusing but it picks up later on.
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 11:38
- - 0
  - 1
  don't waste ur tym!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  DO NOT WASTE UR TYM WITH DIS DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  Theres more better Chinese films to be rented lyk Election one and two!!! also Initial D... read more »
  
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  - Leeds
  - 16 Jan 2009 at 18:37
- - 1
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  Good
  
  Good film. I liked the relationship between the lesbian cop and the bodyguard who get her pregnant.
  
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  - Manchester
  - 31 May 2006 at 08:46
- - 1
  - 0
  Welcome Back Tsui Hark
  
  This is the film that saw Tsui Hark returning to Hong Kong action films propper after a few films with Jean Claude Van Damme. Some of the old imaginative magic ... read more »
  
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- - drunkenmaster
  - 479 reviews
  - Merthyr Tydfil,
  - 03 Nov 2005 at 17:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Excellent Hong Kong action movie from Hark Tsui
  
  Great cinematography and a tight but complex plot makes this movie stand out from most of the formula HK actions (John Woo etc) - the rapid transitions can make... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 20 Jul 2005 at 13:29
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  - 1
  Confusing as hell
  
  Found the plot difficult to follow - jumped all over the place and my Spanish (sic!) isn't too hot. Kind of liked the film in terms of character development... read more »
  
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- - John White
  - Bow, London
  - 12 May 2005 at 11:46
- - 0
  - 2
  woooo..a note of ...
  
  woooo..a note of advice when watching this film, TURN ON THE SUBTITILES! cause most of the time, they speak in SPANISH & MANDARIN, so unless u speak both, u... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - kennethmeng#1
  - BRIGHTON
  - 05 Feb 2004 at 13:21
- - 6
  - 0
  Eastern Action that exceeds expectations
  
  This film is a must see for fans of modern action films. The usual guns and martial arts are given something new, and included is some incredible acrobatics. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1194
- - Ben Edmundson
  - Surrey, England
  - 26 Jan 2004 at 21:05
- - 0
  - 3
  This is a low budget ...
  
  This is a low budget movie about a chinese man who becomes a bodyguard. I found the storyline a bit difficult to follow and very disjointed. Quite a lot of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Croila
  - 16 reviews
  - REDDITCH
  - 23 Jan 2004 at 23:46
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- - 6
  - 0
  Eastern Action that exceeds expectations
  
  This film is a must see for fans of modern action films. The usual guns and martial arts are given something new, and included is some incredible acrobatics. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1194
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Ben Edmundson
  - Surrey, England
  - 26 Jan 2004 at 21:05
- - 1
  - 0
  Good
  
  Good film. I liked the relationship between the lesbian cop and the bodyguard who get her pregnant.
  
  Report this review
- 249984
- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 31 May 2006 at 08:46
- - 1
  - 0
  Welcome Back Tsui Hark
  
  This is the film that saw Tsui Hark returning to Hong Kong action films propper after a few films with Jean Claude Van Damme. Some of the old imaginative magic ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 347687
- - drunkenmaster
  - 479 reviews
  - Merthyr Tydfil,
  - 03 Nov 2005 at 17:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Excellent Hong Kong action movie from Hark Tsui
  
  Great cinematography and a tight but complex plot makes this movie stand out from most of the formula HK actions (John Woo etc) - the rapid transitions can make... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 125493
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 20 Jul 2005 at 13:29
- - 0
  - 0
  average
  
  the plot is a bit strange and confusing but it picks up later on.
  
  Report this review
- 798289
- - a customer
  - London
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 11:38
- - 0
  - 1
  Confusing as hell
  
  Found the plot difficult to follow - jumped all over the place and my Spanish (sic!) isn't too hot. Kind of liked the film in terms of character development... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 102350
- - John White
  - Bow, London
  - 12 May 2005 at 11:46
- - 0
  - 1
  don't waste ur tym!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  DO NOT WASTE UR TYM WITH DIS DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  Theres more better Chinese films to be rented lyk Election one and two!!! also Initial D... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 689185
- - a customer
  - Leeds
  - 16 Jan 2009 at 18:37
- - 0
  - 2
  woooo..a note of ...
  
  woooo..a note of advice when watching this film, TURN ON THE SUBTITILES! cause most of the time, they speak in SPANISH & MANDARIN, so unless u speak both, u... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 27675
- - kennethmeng#1
  - BRIGHTON
  - 05 Feb 2004 at 13:21
- - 0
  - 3
  This is a low budget ...
  
  This is a low budget movie about a chinese man who becomes a bodyguard. I found the storyline a bit difficult to follow and very disjointed. Quite a lot of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 27092
- - Croila
  - 16 reviews
  - REDDITCH
  - 23 Jan 2004 at 23:46

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  After making two pictures in Hollywood (DOUBLE TEAM and KNOCK OFF), director Tsui Hark has returned to Hong Kong with a story about two men, two women, and two pregnancies--the theme of doubling mirrors Hark's own split identities (Hollywood vs. Hong Kong, artistic integrity vs. crass commercialism)...