Synopsis
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
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Cast
- Johnny HallydayFrancis Costello
- Anthony WongLee Yuen Kwai
- Lam Ka-tungYiu Ka Chu
- Lam SuetTsui
- Simon YamGeorge Fung
- Sylvie TestudIrene Costello
- Vincent SzeThompson Cheung Chi Shun
- Michelle YeBig Mama
- Felix WongPython
- Eddie CheungWolf
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Both newcomers to Mr. To and longtime admirers should be prepared for a master class in directing. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
A formula thriller done as an elegant genre exercise. Johnny Hallyday was brought in by To as a last-minute sub for Alain Delon, and could have been the first choice: He is tall, weathered, grim and taciturn. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
To's smooth, balletic style, noirish lighting schemes and compositions are made for the big screen, and because his work is (sadly) not distributed well in the United States, take this opportunity to see it in a theater. - 75
New York Post
Few directors make action movies with the pizazz of Hong Kong's Johnnie To, although his films rarely get runs in New York. That's all the more reason to see his Vengeance. - 50
Village Voice
More than once does To's grandiose imagism miraculously grant this rote thriller a gleam of the sublime, as in a trash-dump face-off staged as an epic field maneuver, or a campground shoot-out timed to the fickle light of the moon.
