Fresh
Choreographically stunning like most of Woo's work, especially before he headed West.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Hard Boiled
As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.
1992 · 2h 6m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
John Woo
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Hard Boiled
Overview
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
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92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Mr. Woo does, in fact, seem to be a very brisk, talented director with a gift for the flashy effect and the bizarre confrontation.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
A supercharged thriller.
Time Out
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