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| Tony Jaa and Max Zhang attempt to peacefully settle their disagreement in Kill Zone 2 |
The Basics:
Who made it? Pou-Soi
Cheang (director), Lai-yin Leung and Ying Wong (writers)
Who’s in it? Tony
Jaa, Jing Wu, Simon Yam, Max Zhang
Synopsis: While undercover officer Kit (Wu) is taken prisoner by the
syndicate, he befriends his keeper and discovers an organ trafficking ring. Trailer.
First and foremost, yes Kill Zone 2, is technically a sequel, but I have not seen nor heard
of the original. And I am 95% certain you don’t need to watch the first one to
enjoy this one. Kill Zone is very
much a fairly generic action movie, as well as a throwback to simpler times at
the movies. The bad guys are very clearly bad and the good guys are very
clearly good. That said, there is enough story-telling heft to give each
character their own, logical motivations. But the real reason to watch this
film is for the action sequences. Cheang blends some beautiful hand-to-hand
choreography with some cool, slo-mo over the top action. It’s very
entertaining, though nowhere near jaw-dropping. Overall, Kill Zone 2 is a very enjoyable, if predictable, actioner.
Scene of the film: There’s a big prison riot. Need I say more?
Watch it if you like: Action movies, martial arts movies, well-choreographed fight
scenes, crime/gangster movies
My Rating: 6/10
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