A True Mob Story

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Audience Member Wong Jing's cheesiness out of the same genre. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member As the title goes, this is a "true mob story'. Hong Kong cinema has a story of romancing the lives of Triad members. In this film, however, Triad membership is shown for what it really is: dangerous, unrewarding, unglamorous. As a rank-and-file Triad member who gets sucked into something bigger than he can manage, Andy Lau Tak-Wah delivers a sterling performance. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite the title's claim to realism, A True Mob Story appears to be woven from the same fabric as trillions of other entries in the triad genre, but it does however present some real and quite memorable characters and situations, proving Wong Jing occassionally being able to produce engaging and well developed drama when not rushing things too badly. There's a certain maturity to Andy Lau's character seldom found in the generic structure of the gangland tale, and for once (with the exception of an odd Wah Dee moment or two) Lau himself is allowed to act as an adult, liberating himself from the restraints of his seemingly perpetual James Dean complex along with the fake Ray Bans. In true Wong Jing fashion, A True Mob Story also includes some ill-placed sensationalistic characters and not a little bit of cheap exploitation, but in the end, no bad taste can touch this terrific movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Andy Lau those who know him? He is one of Hong Kong's best if not the best. Very good movie with a good story line. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Another winning Andy Lau drama/action film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best performance of Andy Lau. Gigi Leung is also good. Really good story and touching. Andy Lau is a low ranking gangster who is loyal to the gang he is in but the top management is just making use of him. Then there are turmoils and troubles coming in. The last part when he got killed in a really heart wrenching method makes me cry. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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