The Bullet Vanishes
Action, Mystery
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2012
Available on
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One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable deaths takes place in the factory, where the victims are shot but no bullets are found. Rumors of a deadly curse begin to spread in the factory, terrorizing the workers there. So, eccentric police inspector Song Donglu and his hot-blooded, gunslinging partner Guo Zhui are sent in to investigate the mystery of the phantom bullets...
Director:
Cast:
,
Nicholas Tse Ting-fung
,
Jiang Yiyan
,
Chin Ka-Lok
,
Yang Mi
,
Liu Kai-Chi
,
Lau Ching-wan
,
Wu Gang
,
Wu Gang
,
Jing Boran
,
Gao Hu
Details
Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
14 Aug 2012
Country:
CN, HK
Languages:
cn, Chinese
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$1,528,580
Awards:
4 wins & 18 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Any caseworking suspense is drowned out by an over-abundance of visual pizazz: disjointed shootouts, arbitrary camera angles and cinematography that draws the eye to lighting patterns, not people.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Aug 2012
fresh:
This China/Hong Kong co-production is lively, stylish and well-performed; it just doesn't know when to stop.
– Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
31 Aug 2012
fresh:
Dig deeply and you may find a metaphor about corrupt, uncompassionate government. But mostly "The Bullet Vanishes" is an agreeable period buddy movie, and that's plenty.
– Andy Webster,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2012
fresh:
"The Bullet Vanishes" charges ahead at a perfect clip. Lo's delightful, hyperbolic audacity includes sharpshooter Guo's knack for banking bullets off walls to hit bad guys, as if playing pool.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
30 Aug 2012
fresh:
This Chinese period thriller set in 1930's Shanghai boasts a fiendishly clever plot and gorgeous production elements.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
30 Aug 2012