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Once a Thief

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Three art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung) try to re-steal a painting after their crime boss double-crosses them.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Anyone who already owns The Killer and Hard-Boiled will undoubtedly still find much to enjoy within Once a Thief. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 13, 2004 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rated: 4/5 Jan 12, 2004 Full Review Jamie Gillies Apollo Guide Fails to deliver the action goods that John Woo fans want, and his skill with a romantic plot is not very good. Rated: 63/100 Jun 22, 2003 Full Review James Rocchi Netflix Rated: 2.5/5 Nov 7, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Leprechaun K Chow pairs up with John Woo again for this light action/romance/comedy all-in-one. Wasn't his greatest but still entertaining. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/25 Full Review Jimmy P The twist at the end is sooooooooooooo good!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member 6.5/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2BT Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Charming but at times overly silly. Occasional bursts of superb action sequences that Woo is famous for. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review camille l Après une petite demi-heure où le film a du mal à réellement démarrer, Les Associés prend sa pleine mesure une fois que le personnage de Chow Yun-Fat s'absente un moment. A son retour, la comédie romantico-policière de John Woo se transforme en un buddy-movie aussi hilarant qu'outrancier, avec des séquences musclées extrêmement bien filmées et des gags d'une bêtise affolante (mais réjouissante). Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung & Kenneth Tsang sont excellents. Seule la musique a extrêmement mal vieilli. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Once a Thief megnézve. Ez egy viszonylag könnyedebb munkája John Woo-nak, viszont az akciók itt is szépen ki vannak dolgozva. Igazából helyenként picit er?ltetett benne a geg, de simán vállalható film. Viszont a komolyabb akció filmek sokkal jobban állnak a rendez?nek, mint az ilyen akció-vígjátékok. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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John Woo

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Chow Yun-Fat

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Leslie Cheung

James

Cherie Chung

Red Bean

Kong Chu

Chu

Kenneth Tsang

Chow

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Synopsis Three art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung) try to re-steal a painting after their crime boss double-crosses them.
Director
John Woo
Producer
Linda Kuk, Terence Chang
Screenwriter
John Woo
Production Co
Golden Princess Film Production Limited, Milestone Pictures
Genre
Action
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 7, 2000
Runtime
1h 38m
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