Released in the US just as director John Woo was himself venturing to Hollywood, HARD-BOILED takes Woo's signature gunplay to even more hyperbolic extremes than he had previously achieved. HARD-BOILED doesn't have quite the melodramatic kick of THE KILLER, but the same themes of loyalty,
honor and violence are explored to nearly the same impact.
Woo's perennial leading man Chow Yun-fat stars as police inspector Yuen, nicknamed "Tequila," who is first seen moonlighting as a jazz musician in a Hong Kong club. We're soon plunged into the more violent side of Tequila's world, as he and his partner (Bowie Lam) battle a gang of gunrunners in a
restaurant. His partner...
Released:
1992
Rated:
NR
Length:
126 mins