If indeed there is anything surprising about this cliché-packed genre fare, it’s the degree to which To and his screenwriter Wai Ka-Fai are prepared to indulge their flair for the ludicrous.
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05/18/09
Vengeance (2009)
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Reviews Counted:3
Fresh:3
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.7/10
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Testud, Anthony Wong, Ka Tung Lam
Director: Johnnie To
Reviews for Vengeance
1 - 3 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticRational behavior takes a backseat to genre requirements, though few if any will care when the killers stalk each other with such a tongue-in-cheek sense of destiny and deliver deadpan dialogue that makes fun of their own absurdity.
05/17/09
Top CriticJohnnie To and Johnny Hallyday have a bloody good time in "Vengeance," a smoothly executed revenge thriller that finds one of Hong Kong's genre masters in assured action-movie form.
05/17/09
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May 18, 2009:
Cannes 2009: The Tomato Report – Johnnie To Takes Vengeance in Cannes
Cannes is not usually known as a grand supporter of genre cinema, which is why you can count those sorts of movies in this year's selection on one hand. So it's an odd setting... More...
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