Regie:
James FoleyScenario:
Robert PucciCamera:
Juan Ruiz AnchíaMuziek:
Carter BurwellActeurs:
Yun-fat Chow, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor, Brian Cox, Byron Mann, Bill MacDonald, Marie Matiko, Kim Chan, Beau Starr, Tovah Feldshuh, Tig Fong (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Een agent gaat undercover in een gevaarlijke misdaadscene om ontvoerings- en drugshandel-zaken te onderzoeken. Hij krijgt hulp van een agent uit Hong Kong. Samen proberen ze de criminele bende "The Fukanese Dragons" aan te pakken. (RCV Film Distribution)
Recensie (2)
I found this nineties movie more entertaining now than I did back then. With a decent screenplay and a couple of breakneck twists, Chow Yun-Fat and a young Wahlberg keep its head above water. Foley doesn’t show off much here. Nudity and rivers of blood, as expected, action not good not bad, but a couple of moments are really satisfying. Old school. ()
Compared to his Hollywood debut, The Replacement Killers, Chow Yun-fat’s second American film is an enjoyable step in the right direction, but it’s still not the real deal. Whereas The Replacement Killers was spectacularly filmed fluff, The Corruptor has a real screenplay and the story of the complicated friendship between an honest rookie cop (Mark Wahlberg) and a ruthless dirty cop (Yun-fat) is compelling. Though the plot is full of holes, the bleak atmosphere of the dirty big-city streets and the dramatic potential successfully pull it together. Training Day, a later thriller paradoxically made by the director of The Replacement Killers, has an essentially identical subject, but polished to perfection. ()