A Better Tomorrow II

Audience Reviews

View All (339) audience reviews

DanTheMan 2 The fact that A Better Tomorrow II somehow manages to form a somewhat cohesive narrative and deliver some more uproarious Woo action is nothing short of a miracle. While the moment-to-moment editing is extremely questionable, seriously, the number of hard cuts in this movie that feel like we're jumping over some very necessary details; all get thrown out the door for an absolutely brilliant finale that is more than a highlight in Woo's already-stacked repertoire. The absolute mess of its production is infamous, with John Woo and Tsui Hark constantly disagreeing with each other over how the film should go eventually resulting in two different versions of the film being shot, separately edited and then edited together again by another team. Honestly, if someone were to find the original film elements of this movie, you could most likely cobble together, at minimum, 5 different cuts putting Blade Runner to shame. Chow Yun-fat is completely unhinged in this one, be it crying over some rice or nearly being blown up due to an explosion gone wrong, I love it. Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung retain their great performances of certified bromance which made the original so endearing. Joseph Koo's soundtrack is great, at least when he isn't egregiously overusing the main theme at every possible moment. For what it's worth, however, while this film may be an unfocused mess, it's still ridiculously entertaining with all of Woo's loveable trademarks still very much in place. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/06/23 Full Review Jimmy P Just watch the last twenty minutes or so. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member a better tomorrow two is a perfect storm of an amazing movie. it wouldn't exist without disagreement and compromise between director and producer and you can feel all of it's production tensions play out on the screen in the very best of ways. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Manages to make the whole twin brother thing work. It is a lazy reason to bring back Chow Yun-Fat who died in the first film. The movie would suck without him, so who cares. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Just as good as the first one John Woo's Masterpiece. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review s r Painful and cheesy, but I gave it a shot! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

A Better Tomorrow II

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW