There's some decent action here and there and the break neck speed some of the scene move at will keep you entertained for a bit, but the movie isn't all that strong. The plot becomes kinda over convoluted, Woo obviously doesn't believe less is more. And while entertaining the action is ni where near the expert levels we've seen in his earlier works

There's some decent action here and there and the break neck speed some of the scene move at will keep you entertained for a bit, but the movie isn't all that strong. The plot becomes kinda over convoluted, Woo obviously doesn't believe less is more. And while entertaining the action is ni where near the expert levels we've seen in his earlier works

John Woo is a kid in his sandbox again in “Manhunt”, which has action scenes directed with his famous aplomb but the dialogue and plot is also operating on a schoolyard level, which makes me think the only audience this film is for are my male buddies and I at age 13 in one of our Moms’ living rooms yet we already did that with “Hard Boiled” so sigh

John Woo is a kid in his sandbox again in “Manhunt”, which has action scenes directed with his famous aplomb but the dialogue and plot is also operating on a schoolyard level, which makes me think the only audience this film is for are my male buddies and I at age 13 in one of our Moms’ living rooms yet we already did that with “Hard Boiled” so sigh

This movie feels like it could've been made in 1992. John Woo basically went out to make the most John Woo movie ever made. Damn near every single trope he does, he's cranked to 11.

Mexican standoffs? Check.Firing 1 or 2 guns in the air/diving through a window/sliding on something/? Check.Guns that have limitless clips and explosive rounds? Check.Semi-terrible dialogue and subtitles set over a jazz score? Check.Unneccesary-yet-hilarious use of doves? Double. Fucking. Check.

Honestly, this movie's a fucking blast. It feels like a genuinely fun and self-aware throwback to a style of action flicks that I really miss these days. One where it's so overtly silly, and yet still so full of style that it gets by just on that level.

This movie feels like it could've been made in 1992. John Woo basically went out to make the most John Woo movie ever made. Damn near every single trope he does, he's cranked to 11.

Mexican standoffs? Check.Firing 1 or 2 guns in the air/diving through a window/sliding on something/? Check.Guns that have limitless clips and explosive rounds? Check.Semi-terrible dialogue and subtitles set over a jazz score? Check.Unneccesary-yet-hilarious use of doves? Double. Fucking. Check.

Honestly, this movie's a fucking blast. It feels like a genuinely fun and self-aware throwback to a style of action flicks that I really miss these days. One where it's so overtly silly, and yet still so full of style that it gets by just on that level.