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The Viral Factor
Action, Drama, Thriller - 2012
6.0
56%
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International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia who was raised by his father, a gambler. Jon takes a flight to Malaysia to find his brother, Yeung. On the plane he forms a bond with Dr. Kan, who promises to look into possible treatments for his condition. However, when they arrive, Yeung tries to kidnap the doctor and when Jon intervenes, he's also taken hostage. The two soon realize they're brothers, and decide to work together in order to keep the criminals behind the kidnappings from reinfecting the world of a disease long thought cured.

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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
122 min
Release date:
19 Jan 2012
Country:
HK
Languages:
cn, English, Chinese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 11 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
"The Viral Factor" wants to be both an action movie and a soap opera. But the merging of the two genres by Dante Lam, a director based in Hong Kong, is clumsy, and so is the film.
– Neil Genzlinger,
New York Times,
19 Jan 2012
rotten:
Tediously overwrought and drably made, with scenes punctuated by synthesized drums out of eighties American TV drama.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
20 Jan 2012
rotten:
It takes a special kind of action director to use chaotic, human-filled public spaces for high-energy foot chases, auto stunts and gun battles yet never once get under the skin with a sense of genuine danger.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan 2012
fresh:
Gunfights and explosions are audaciously played out in real urban locations swarming with people and vehicles, all unfolding with high tension, without losing sight of continuity.
– Maggie Lee,
Variety,
20 Jan 2012
fresh:
Dante Lam is John Woo via Michael Bay; he doesn't want to win you over, he wants to beat you up and make you crazy. And for all its silliness, "The Viral Factor" does just that.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
9 Mar 2012
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