Pretty Good

Not even bad in a good way

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I always like it when East meets West so I had high hopes for this movie, which is a horror with Tony Leung Ka Fai and David Morse as the two collaborating cops investigating a series of supernatural deaths. They're both good actors so it's very disappointing that the movie decides to focus more on Leung's background melodrama than the supernatural elements of the story. I mean, they plugged this movie as a horror, so I didn't really need to know about his exposing corruption on the police force, his crazy criminal cousin, or his apparent lack of a sex drive. And when the few horror scenes do come on, they sometimes wander into FX-ed out fantasy sequences that don't work. Rene Liu won best supporting actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards for this movie and I've no idea why. She's not unconvincing but it's not much of a role. Sometimes I think the Hong Kong-ers judge acting by different standards - many of their past winners have been quite inexplicable.

This is an amazing film. *minor spoilers*Gory, depressing and goddamn confusing at times, but it had the power of keeping me balanced on the edge of my seat for about seventy per cent of it. Seriously creepy stuff.As a warning though, there is nothing uplifting, hopeful, happy or optimistic in this film, so NOT something to watch if you like happy, resolved endings or need an emotional boost. It's more something to watch when you want your brains racked.Oh yes, it's an 18 due to a highly graphic fight between police and a cult. Numerous limbs and heads go flying. You have been warned.***** for suspense *** for comprehensibility and * for optimism

I am not a devotee of Hong Kong or Asian movies. What initially attracted my attention to Double Vision was the presence of David Morse. Over the years he seems to have had a knack for showing up in interesting, if offbeat, films. This movie is no exception to that pattern. The acting of the leads is good to above average. I don't want to duplicate the comments expressed so well by others. Let me just say that I concur with the general opinion that the film goes offtrack in the third act. Up to that point it relied on the characters of the leads and exposition on Taoism. After that point it veered off into supernatural confusion. However, all in all, worth the viewing.

DOUBLE VISION is quite a good movie for its first 2 acts, but all of that goes out the window when a brutal massacre scene pops up to signal a shift to a bloody third act. The movie works as a psychological thriller, a film about cops chasing a killer who may or may not be supernatural, but it falls flat when the answer is given, and the answer proves to be wholly silly.David Morse gives a good performance as an American FBI agent befuddled by the political climate of a Taiwanese police force that asked for his help. Tony Leung is outstanding as a cop whose family has left him. The two men work well together.Of note is the film's delving into Taoism, which really takes up a lot of the movie's time, but seems to have little reason to do so. Nothing the character learns actually affects how the case is eventually solved, so the endless talks about Toaism seems like an advertising for Taoism, but nothing more.6 out of 10(go to www.nixflix.com for a more detailed review of this movie or full-length reviews of other foreign films)