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A Better Tomorrow II

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A Better Tomorrow II (1987)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:6

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Mark Gor's (Yun-Fat Chow) previously unmentioned twin brother Ken (also Yun-Fat Chow) joins forces with idealistic cop Kit (Leslie Cheung) and his now-reformed gangster brother, Ho (Lung Ti), both... Mark Gor's (Yun-Fat Chow) previously unmentioned twin brother Ken (also Yun-Fat Chow) joins forces with idealistic cop Kit (Leslie Cheung) and his now-reformed gangster brother, Ho (Lung Ti), both of whom return from the first film. Eventually landing on the shores of America, they embark on a complex path of revenge. Marked by intense (and in some cases, nearly over-the-top) gun battles, bloody rampages, and surprising bits of slapstick comedy, the film is director Woo's ode to the great and violent works of Sam Peckinpah. [More]

Starring: Dean Shek, Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat

Starring: Dean Shek, Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu, Fui-on Shing, Kenneth Tsang, Regina Kent

Director: John Woo

Director: John Woo
Story: Hark Tsui
Composer: Joseph Koo, Lowell Lo

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Less cohesive than the first, but also more charged.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Combustible Celluloid

Woo at his best; may be better than the original.

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Kevin N. Laforest
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Montreal Film Journal

A showcase for John Woo’s tremendous skill both as a storyteller and as a composer of violent masterpieces.

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