Friday 1 December 2006

Film: Hard-Boiled

Fast-punch-action-thriller-pow! segueing into slow-motion contemplative sections (cue mournful jazz) then tense-set-up-erupting-in-epic-shoot-outs with slow-motion contemplative details... and so on. Fun and with captivating central performances and full of interesting little details (some reminiscent of Blade Runner? - origami, smoky jazz, identity abiguity), the general silliness is held at bay by our eager collusion in a big suspension of disbelief.

In a rare Cinemateque error, what appeared to be a startlingly radical flashback structure turned out to be an interchange of a couple of reels of film! I'd guess the cans were mislabelled :)

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