Plot
A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.
Release Year: 2013
Rating: 6.2/10 (3,861 voted)
Critic's Score: 44/100
Director: Sheng Ding
Stars: Jackie Chan, Ye Liu, Tian Jing
Storyline
A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.
Cast: Jackie Chan -
Zhong Wen
Ye Liu -
Wu Jiang
Tian Jing -
Miao Miao
Tao Yin -
Lan Lan
Yiwei Liu -
General Manager Niu
Wei Na -
Na Na
Xiaoou Zhou -
Wei Xiao Fu
(as Zhou Xiao'ou)
Rongguang Yu -
Captain Wu
Peiqi Liu -
Chief Zhang
Hailong Liu -
Pi Song
(as Liu Hailong)
Zha Ka -
Bin Ge
Lu Cai -
A Kun
Fu Hai -
Tao Zi
Zou Yizheng -
Worker
Tong Chenjie -
Zhu Nan
Trivia:
In South Korea, the movie title translates as "Police Story 2014". See more »
Goofs:
In one of the scenes when Wu Jiang is talking to the police chief Zhang via his laptop, after he finishes, he slams the lid of his laptop down with the laptop screen facing him. But in the next scene, he is seen slamming his laptop with its screen facing in the opposite direction. See more »
User Review
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Jackie Chan is back in what I would consider his best serious role to
date.
New Police Story (2004) was a disappointment for many. It did not
feature the same character nor have any continuity to the previous
Police Story movies and left people wondering why it even carried the
Police Story name. In hindsight, however, I think it wasn't actually
that bad. It's on TV fairly frequently over here in Singapore and
regardless of how many times I've seen it, I still find myself watching
it to the end. Of course it pales in comparison to the gold standard
set by the first 2 Police Story movies, but those 2 classics put most
action movies to shame. But what New Police Story does deserve credit
for is that it set the ground and expectations for subsequent Police
Story movies. I went into Police Story 2013 not expecting Police Story
1 or 2 but something darker, grittier and more serious and that's
exactly what I got.
Jackie has been hit and miss with his serious roles. Shinjuku Incident
was just not that good a movie and although Little Big Soldier was
good, it was not here nor there in terms of its dramatic tone – it
still felt part serious and part comedy but never really embraced
either genre completely. Police Story 2013, from Ding Sheng, the
director of Little Big Soldier, hits the proverbial nail on the head
and destroys it! This movie is badass!!
The movie starts with Jackie, a decorated police veteran, on his way to
meet his estranged daughter in a nightclub in China (that's right – not
Hong Kong). Ever since the loss of his wife, things have clearly been
turbulent between the pair and his daughter (Tian Jing) appears to have
become quite rebellious against the father she felt was never there for
her.
Things take a quick and unexpected turn for the worst when the
nightclub is locked down and Jackie, as well as other patrons in the
club, are taken hostage.
Henceforth, the movie turns into a gritty cop thriller as we join
Jackie in his efforts to try and figure out who the bad guys are and
what their motives are. The plot is twisted and turned and intertwined,
making for some pretty good and dramatic cinema. This is definitely not
the Police Story we have come to know and love. It is, however, a darn
good story about police.
Those expecting Jackie's trademark brand of ultra fast perfectly
choreographed fighting will be left disappointed. This is definitely
not a kung fu / martial arts movie. There are only a handful of fights
and they are kept very real and visceral. Jackie, possibly for the
first time in ages, looks like he can do serious damage. A cage fight
in particular is very brutal but fits the tone of the movie perfectly.
Remember, first and foremost this is a cop thriller and it's a tense
one at that, especially as the story turns into a 'who done it' sort of
detective movie.
I enjoyed this movie a lot. A great story, a fine thriller and
characters we grow to really care about as the story unfolds. Sure it's
not for everyone. If you're an action junkie or have traits of ADHD
then you should probably look elsewhere. Also noted that replay value
is probably not that great.
But those looking for a tense thriller to sink their teeth into,
something that will keep you thinking and on the edge of your seat,
then you need not look any further.
A great night at the movies and Jackie's best performance in a serious
role to date! Highly recommended! Check it out!
Rating 8 out of 10
Jackie is back!
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