Firestorm - 風暴

風暴 (Firestorm) is an 2013 film out of Hong Kong. The movie stars Andy Lau. The supporting cast include Gordon Lam, Yao Chen, and Hu Jun. The movie takes place in Hong Kong and reach number in the local film markets of Hong Kong, Zhong Guo, and Taiwan.

Andy Lau plays a lead officer of the police department, Lui. Lui is trying to nail a group of criminals hitting security trucks. When Lui's team engages a team in mid-robbery, there's a standstill that takes the life of an hostage. The police seem to know some of the parties but they don't cooperate and the police have no evidence to make arrest. While the way, Lui goes after those that can and enlist the help of a friend in the black trade business. Situation after situation, Lui has to adjust to the criminal activity.



I can see why this film was so well liked. There were many cheezy film special effects, but I understand this is HK and not Hollywood quality. I also know the style of going more realistic since "Breaking News". Which this movie really reminded me of. The acting was semi-over the top, but still good enough to bring along the movie.



Surprised I was able to see in only 4 weeks after its release. But there are many more from December that haven't made it to LA yet.

Love in Cosmo - 搖擺的婚約

Love in Cosmo (搖擺的婚約) is a 2010 film out of Zhong Guo. The movie stars Yao Chen, Zhu Yu-Chen, Guo Xiao-Dong, and Annie Wu.

The movie follows the life of Yao Chen, a magazine employee that's set to get married in a matter of days. Yao already lives with her fiance Guo. However, Guo is cheating on her with Wu and they run off. But before Guo does, his college friend Zhu comes to crash for a few months. Zhu comforts Yao after the breakup and they fall for each other.

Yao is uniquely pretty. With that big mouth, he has a natural smile and is very easy on the eyes. Although I didn't think this a few years ago. But her leading lady turns are starting to covert me. I think she can be a leading lady.

The movie is Zhong Guo quality for 2010. Production value is there, but the story, transitions, and character development are not enough. What I mean by transitions is the way the story moves from one section to the next. Zhong guo movies have a hard time with that in general as of 2010. I am seeing it improve, but its not quite there yet.

In all, it was a light hearted movie that really features Yao. If you like to watch Zhong Guo films, you'll want to see this one.