In order to help his friend Sam (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) in a debt with a powerful mobster, Jeff (as Chow Yun Fat) accepts to work for another mobster, Judge (Simon Yam), in a robbery. However, he is betrayed by Judge and attacked by his men, and the coward Sam stays with Judge. Jeff survives the attack, and plots revenge against Judge and his men.
"Xia dao Gao Fei" is a conventional story of betrayal/revenge as many others we haven seen on the screen. The differential of this movie are the great action scenes. The choreography of the fights is amazing, and Ringo Lam uses the same style of camera of John Woo regarding the sequences of the bullets in a gun shot. This story is forgettable, but also a worthwhile entertainment, highly recommended for fans of action movies. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "À Flor da Pele" ("Near the Skin")
"Xia dao Gao Fei" is a conventional story of betrayal/revenge as many others we haven seen on the screen. The differential of this movie are the great action scenes. The choreography of the fights is amazing, and Ringo Lam uses the same style of camera of John Woo regarding the sequences of the bullets in a gun shot. This story is forgettable, but also a worthwhile entertainment, highly recommended for fans of action movies. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "À Flor da Pele" ("Near the Skin")