Regaining consciousness, Zhong finds himself strapped onto a
chair, and his hands bound by metal wires. He deduces that Wu was after him all
along, but cannot conclude why. Zhong also learns that the other bar patrons,
including his daughter, are being held captive. Wu phones the local Lieutenant
and demands a hefty ransom as well as an audience with prisoner Wei Xiaofu,
before leaving the room Zhong is trapped in.
Zhong breaks free of the wires and escapes from the room.
Scouring the bar undetected, he finds the secret chamber of Wu, which is
predominantly filled with posters of a teenage girl and a younger Wu, who once
went by the moniker "Spider" when he was a kick boxer. He also spots
blueprints of the bar and discerns that Wu intends to bomb the entire bar
should his kidnapping ploy fail. Through Miao, Zhong obtains a handphone, which
he uses to contact the lieutenant. Unfortunately, Wu soon discovers that Zhong
has fled the hostage room. Wu grabs Miao at gunpoint, forcing Zhong to reveal
his hiding place.
The above taken from Wikipedia.
A totally different take from previous police stories movie and I like it. The nitty-gritty dark side of the story says it all... with the momentum slowly building up with the famous Jackie Chan fight but in a cage instead of the funny, slapstick kind from his previous stunts. Dead serious and touching, really enjoyed the movie till the end. I watched the Cantonese version since I don't understand Mandarin but the voice-over was seamless so it was really good. Jackie Chan always lived up to his standard with good, memorable and meaningful movies. He still do his own stunts even at his age! Hats off to him!
Rating: 4/5
Directed by Ding Sheng
Starring Jackie Chan, Liu Ye, Jing Tian
Category: Chinese-Hong Kong action crime film
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