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      Full Contact

      R Released Jan 1, 1992 1h 36m Crime Drama List
      89% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Jeff (Chow Yun-Fat), who works as a nightclub bouncer in Bangkok, saves his friend Sam (Wong Chow-Sang) from a beating by the local loan shark. The two team up with Sam's cousin Judge (Simon Yam) to rob an arms shipment, but the loan shark that Jeff ticked off persuades Judge to turn against him. Read More Read Less

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      Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 1992 Full Review Joshua Bogatin In Review Online Lam deploys ... well-worn plot machinations as if he was reciting a mantra, letting the repetition of already familiar tropes guide the film toward an almost spiritual ideal of pure sensation and style. Jul 29, 2022 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 21, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Clearly this is a movie made in a world where the "MPAA" holds no sway; the violence is intensely brutal. In a good way, though. Rated: 4/5 Apr 11, 2004 Full Review Nicolas Lacroix EnPrimeur.ca Rated: 3/5 Mar 20, 2004 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 27, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      DanTheMan 2 Full Contact is Ringo Lam's clean slate, a film with a style no one can put a finger on, it doesn't tackle anything in particular but with obvious comparisons to the type of film John Woo was making at the time, Full Contact turns those into an artistic grindhouse adventure. Fast, fierce and gleefully tasteless, Full Contact survives on its own gritty merits. It's a down-and-dirty little action film that leaves you squirming and breathless in your seat. Also, Teddy Robin's rocking guitar music absolutely slaps. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review decadepast d I just love watching this movie. The action is awesome and the way it's shot is so incredible. It's the closest you'll ever get to seeing Chow Yun-Fat do Grindhouse. Love it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review Audience Member best hong kong gangster film ever.THE LATE RINGO LAM KNOCKED THE COVER OF THE BALL. WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT SHOWN ON I NIGHT EVENTS Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Ringo Lam's bloody revenge tale delivers the goods. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review walter m In "Full Conact," Sam(Anthony Wong) owes Hung(Nam Yin), a loanshark, a lot of money. So much so, that Hung is prepared to torture him and start removing body parts to get it back. But luckily for Sam, Godfrey(Chow Yun-fat) comes to the rescue in the nick of time, not least because the money was for a good cause. That resolved, they still have Hung after them, more so than ever. So the guys send Godfrey's fiancee Mona(Ann Bridgewater) back to Hong Kong, while they team up with the Judge(Simon Yam) for a heist that might resolve their immediate money worries. While the robbery does not go off on time, the doublecrossing does... "Full Contact" proves the old adage that it is not a good sign if the opening credits sequence is superimposed over a scene at a strip club. Overall, the movie is a seriously dated action movie that is very violent, often times needlessly so.(You would think thieves would show more subtlety and restraint when carrying out jobs, wouldn't you?) But thankfully, the movie does get better in its second half, as it gets more thoughtful with a few directorial flourishes from Ringo Lam thrown in. That still does not help it escape being little more than a B movie that might have once been shown at 3:00 am on HBO. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Text book tale of a double cross and revenge. Loved the shoot out at the end, Simon Yam cracked me up as the gay villian and psycho's girlfriend is pure filth. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Jeff (Chow Yun-Fat), who works as a nightclub bouncer in Bangkok, saves his friend Sam (Wong Chow-Sang) from a beating by the local loan shark. The two team up with Sam's cousin Judge (Simon Yam) to rob an arms shipment, but the loan shark that Jeff ticked off persuades Judge to turn against him.
      Director
      Ringo Lam
      Screenwriter
      Yin Nam
      Rating
      R (Language|Strong Martial Arts Violence|Sexuality)
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 1, 1992, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 16, 2012
      Runtime
      1h 36m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)