So Close
by Corey Yuen
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Actor: Karen Mok, Qi Shu, Seung-heon Song, Wei Zhao, Yasuaki KurataDirector: Corey Yuen
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Kwok-Man Keung
Editor: Ka-Fai Cheung
Producer: Po Chu Chui
Writer: Jeffrey Lau
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Mandarin Chinese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-30
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of So Close
Movie Review: Why do birds suddenly appear.. every time... Shu Qi puts a bullet in someone?
Summary: 5 Stars
Aargh! How come stupid romances always get in the way of a good assassination movie? Beautiful Shu Qi (THE TRANSPORTER, GORGEOUS) and Zhao Wei (SHAOLIN SOCCER) are simply wonderful playing two sisters who hire out as exceptional hi-tech killers-for-hire. Or, rather, Lynn (Shu Qi) does the field work while Sue (Zhao Wei) provides tech support as the eye in the sky, thanks to the all-access computer surveillance system the girls have inherited from their murdered father. Everything is going swimmingly until Lynn's boyfriend re-enters the picture, and this consequently has Lynn pondering early retirement from the wetworks gig. Stupid romances.
On the other hand, Sue sees this as the perfect opportunity to branch out, to get some actual field experience. Thing is, she's always been the more impetuous sister and she likes to play games. She can't quite kick as much behind as her older, more accomplished sibling. And she gets in trouble.
To make things even more interesting, a maverick detective from the Hong Kong police forensics department (Karen Mok) is poking her nose into the sisters' latest kill, and this detective is uncannily perceptive and is herself pretty handy with the acrobatic smiting of opponents. One of the clues she picks up on is the song "Close To You" which Sue plays to eff with the communications system of the latest fortress Lynn had infiltrated while on the job. It's just nice to see Karen Carpenter again made relevant.
Things come to a head when the sisters' last contractor decides to put the hit on them. The hit business, it's a tough business.
Panache, panache, panache... and maybe some elan... suffuse this film. Even after all this time, when it comes to martial arts goodness, Hollywood's still got nothing on the Asian film market. 2002's SO CLOSE (a.k.a. "Chik Yeung Tin Si") is a sexy and stylish action thriller. It gives us an electric ballet of long legs and high kicks, and tons and tons of bullets, and the gorgeous Shu Qi. Shu Qi, exquisitely fashionable and lethal and apparently quite defiant of the laws of gravity, sets the early tone during the film's first extended action blast. Corey Yuen, who stages fight scenes like it's a holy calling, follows that up with even more bravura sequences. There's Karen Mok's taking on of goons in an elevator in what has to be a bit of nightmarish choreography set in a confined space. Later, two women fight each other while handcuffed together. And then Corey Yuen tops everything with an unbelievable all-out slugfest in which the main bad guy more than lives up to his hype. He is one badarse sword master. Even the girls ganging up on him... well, he's more than a match for them.
Thankfully, the screenplay, which does go down a predictable route (excepting one shocking plot twist), drops enough emotional content to make you care about the characters, especially the two sisters. And, let's not forget, there's also the offbeat touches, such as Karen Carpenter's clingy song and the detective developing a restrained sort of crush. I'm also pretty fond of the detective's geeky assistant, who frequently finds himself out of his league and yet he's got gumption to spare. But maybe he shouldn't engage his blunt boss in those awkward Truth or Dare sessions, eh? Talk about emasculating...
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