I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Believe me i am a fan of Donnie yen.i really like his stunts And i am a fan of martial art movies too..but still story and Plot should be a important component of the movie. I mean this has a story but still it misses logic at several times I mean you can feel that some regular things that should have happened Doesnot happen so as to accommodate a action sequence. But still when the action sequences happen they are good. I mean they are performed to give you a visual treat. Still this movie could have been a better one with better editing And some clear direction. If you are looking for a action film this can be good to you. Other than that don't expect much from it

Utterly gray, the show's 4 policemen uses illegal methods to take down main criminal (Sammo Hung) when legal methods fail. In comes the new inspector (Donnie Yen) that is to take over retiring inspector's (Simon Yam) position. Infamous for causing brain damage to an arms dealer in a single punch, he is initially excluded from the plans of the 4. When the policemen kill a criminal in an attempt to remove witnesses to complete a frame up of Hung, Yen arrives too late to stop them.Yam challenges Yen's moral high ground by bringing up his punching incident but we see later that Yen has been regretting his actions in not holding back his punch and trying to repay his "debt". 3 of the 4 policemen have other issues in their lives that is given a short amount of film time and when most of them get an ending, you will have to decide. Did they deserve it? The ending has a twist and is one that is based on karmic payback. You win the battle but you lose war.Note: Also i do not get why people in their reviews keep saying the woman could not have a baby. She miscarried twice, which means a greater chance of miscarrying but not a 100% chance

Kill Zone is yet another Hong Kong crime thriller with a little bit of moral ambiguity thrown in to convince the critics that it's deeper than it really is. It's certainly not an original film and it does feel a little bit like an Infernal Affairs wannabe. But is it still a good movie? Let's take a look, shall we?Firstly, the story. The story is that of a cop who tries to frame a mob boss for murder for murdering his witnesses in the past. But as expected, things eventually start going wrong and the cop ends up trying to both escape the law and the mob. This story is actually pretty good albeit a little cliché. To be honest, I am kinda sick of seeing the typical " bad cop " in Hong Kong crime thrillers. We all know he's gonna end up dead by the end of the movie and we all know things aren't going to go well for him so we just kinda end up sitting there waiting for sh!t to go down for him. But other than that, I quite like this story. I like how fast-paced it moves. It opens immediately with the murder of the witnesses via car crash and from then on it never slows down. Yip(director) goes through a lot of information using visuals instead of dialogue which I always like. He also keeps the film at a brisk 93 minute runtime without feeling rushed which is pretty commendable. So pacing is definitely one of the film's strong points!The story here does raise an interesting question, is it ever okay to break the law for the good of mankind? The cops in this movie murder, threaten, and provide fake evidence all just to frame the mob boss, Wong Po. Most of them end up getting murdered and the last survivor dies of a tumor in the end anyways. Wong Po in this movie is depicted as an extremely powerful crime boss here who's murdered probably dozens of people but should they be allowed to use dirty tactics just to send this man to prison? The movie never answers for us, it lets us decide on our own. So there is an interesting question to think after seeing this movie.Surprisingly, there isn't that much action in this movie. There's a few fight scenes in this movie and they are actually quite brutal and spectacular but this movie is a lot more plot-driven than action-driven. I really don't mind this because of how well-paced and intense this movie gets. When there are fights though, they are brutal, fast-paced, and intense. And you'll never be able to take your eyes off the screen.The performances are quite good. Simon Yam is actually really good here as a tough, ruthless cop. He seems like a good man blinded by rage. Donnie Yen is just playing Donnie Yen but he's always good at playing Donnie Yen so no complaints here. The one actor who I think steals the show is Sammo Hung. In the 80's and 90's, Sammo Hung was always the funny guy. He had a cute, chubby look to him so he was constantly typecast as a cute, lovable guy but here, he's not clowning around! In this movie, he is a complete bad@ss! Everyone else is good too.The cinematography has a very wide, clean look to it which makes the brutal violence look even more brutal. It's a very good looking film!Overall, it's a little cliché but it's still a fun, intense ride with a few interesting questions to discuss after seeing it so I'll give it a 7/10.

As I was watching SPL I started to wonder if it might justify a "great" rating, then the last 10 minutes convinced me once and for all that it undoubtedly deserved that title.And as far as SPL goes, it stands for Saat Po Long, but I had no idea what that means, so I IMDb'd it. Apparently the literal translation is "Kill the Broken Wolf", but in the US it was subtitled Kill Zone.So that clears that up then! (By the way, I think each version of the title sucks, none of them sum up a cool movie.) SPL is a cops vs robbers tale with some ambiguity thrown in, as the bad guys aren't all bad, and the good guys aren't necessarily that good.But in black and white terms Sammo Hung plays the bad guy Wong Po, and he is the leader of a gang who rules the inner city come nightfall. He is tough, loyal and capable of great brutality. (Sammo is also still a fat guy, if anything he is expanding as he ages.) The "white hats" are led by Inspector Chan, who leads a special unit focused solely on bringing down Wong Po and his crew.Inspector Chan has two reasons for wanting Wong Po gone, firstly Wong Po organised a hit that resulted in both the witness and his wife dead, orphaning their daughter who Chan adopted. Secondly, after a post incident routine medical Chan is told that he has an inoperable brain tumour and only has a short time left.Given the medical state Chan is told that he is to be replaced, with this reduced time frame and his personal vendetta in mind the crew decides to have one last clean up. This involves a lot of "off the record" activities, many entailing a higher than usual degree of violence and intimidation as the team go all out to ensure Chan can retire and see out his days knowing they achieved something.Unfortunately despite constant infractions of the law and hard nosed tactics at the conclusion of the sweep they are no closer to securing a conviction for Wong Po or his loyal minions.The incoming boss Kwun, played by Donnie Yen, is largely kept in the dark at this stage so that the "special methods" aren't questioned.On the first guided tour of the new district Kwun and Chan are involved in a tense standoff that only escalates when Wong Po personally becomes involved. No quarter is given in what is essentially a p*ssing contest designed to let the enemy know exactly who is boss.Later though the police have a breakthrough, when a socially inept young man brings in a tape that inadvertently shows Wong Po being directly involved in a brutal beating and murder.As Wong Po clearly did not pull the trigger in the tape, more "special methods" are utilised and Wong Po is immediately arrested and charged with the crime.Chan and his crew must then work against the clock to clear up all loose ends that might absolve Wong Po of the crime before his 48 hour holding period elapses and he is once again on the streets.To this point the film is largely a goodies Vs baddies story with slightly blurred boundaries, Wong Po of course is freed from prison after a short time and the cops become marked men. Once Donnie Yen's character Kwun becomes fully aware of what he is now in the middle of he must choose sides quickly and take the consequences.The film sets an early tone that tells us this will not have a happy ending, and the good and bad both suffer losses, often in sudden and brutal fashion.The final showdown is preceded by a frankly awesome fanboy fave knife fight between Donnie Yen and a white-clad assassin. If the film had have ended here I would still have been satisfied, as a "level boss" duel it is truly great.Except for the fact that after this the moment of truth must come with Donnie and Sammo squaring off. Although Sammo (like Jackie Chan) is now well into his 50s he still has almost all the moves, and I would almost argue that he is aging a little better than Jackie given he has been lugging around a big gut for 4 decades now.Sammo exhibits real power and quickness that belies his age and yes, girth, and Donnie Yen always comes up with goods when he allowed to. (Damn you Blade 2 for not giving him some scenes!) Once the smoke clears and the realisation comes on both sides that there are no real winners, the credits roll and the audience can take stock of what they have just witnessed.Each year a large number of foreign language films are hyped to buggery by a media desperate to be seen as ahead of the curve, examples from the last decade include The Host (overrated but OK), Pan's Labyrinth (slightly overrated) and City of God (unless I missed the point extremely overrated!). For some reason as SPL didn't have an obvious hook or selling point it didn't come up in many such conversations. That is really a pity, as the main selling point should be that this is a really good film.No wait, a great one.Final Rating – 8.5 / 10. Pay attention in the early going, you'll be rewarded with one of the more kick ass finales in film history, one that almost overshadows a legitimately powerful ending.