The Heroic Trio

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In Hong Kong, babies are being kidnapped by the Invisible Woman (Michelle Yeoh) for the Evil Master (Yee Kwan Yan), who plans to raise them to become unbeatable warriors. The Invisible Woman's sister, Tung (Anita Mui), married to the police officer investigating the kidnappings, secretly fights crime as Wonder Woman. When the Invisible Woman reconnects with her sister and her childhood friend, Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), they convince her to team up with them to defeat the Evil Master.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Like so many wuxia classics, the film’s plot is at once unnecessarily convoluted and little more than justification for moving from one stunt set piece to the next.

Feb 18, 2024

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Joey O'Bryan

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

It is meant to be comical and gross and sentimental and exciting all at the same time, and at various points it works like gangbusters. But, at other times it feels strained and kind of cheap

Rated: 2/4

Apr 25, 2024

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Aaron Neuwirth

Why So Blu

You can feel the glee in this one, as it aims to deliver a lot of fun and succeeds, heroically so, in fact.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 27, 2024

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Rudie Obias

Battleship Pretension

Although The Heroic Trio is a bit convoluted with its plot, it’s a wonderful showcase of action cinema with performances that shine through and through — especially when all three of the superheroines join forces to form the titular “Heroic Trio.”

Feb 22, 2024

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Peter Martin

ScreenAnarchy

Buoyant and dynamic, The Heroic Trio bounces briskly from action scene to action scene, becoming more compelling by virtue of its accumulation of awesomeness. ... Watching Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, and Maggie Cheung in 4K is a truly stunning experience.

Feb 19, 2024

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freeson w

It's hard to explain this movie, which feels like a bonkers fever dream than a coherent story, but it was fun nonetheless! This is a wild, crazy ride and in many ways, stretches the filmmaking of live-action cinema more than any superhero movie. It's hilarious. Bonkers. Campy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Great, as long as you appreciate it for what it is and was meant to be: sheer comic book style entertainment.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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don s

Basically a Chinese super-hero movie featuring 3 lovely martial artists out to kick a demon's tale. The story is a jumbled mess - I didn't get the demon part until the end - but the choreography for the fight scenes is well done, and any movie featuring Maggie Cheung is a winner in my eyes. Decidedly different but enjoyable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An example of what future kung fu typed of action movies should have the same style.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

A genra bender. Superheroes, kung fu, gun fu, the supernatural, all taking place in a world similar to that of Tim Bruton's Gotham. Quite a ride. My only complaint was the wires, they didn't even try and hide them.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Great for Anita fans, however it's a bit corny...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Johnnie To

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Anita Mui

Tung

Maggie Cheung

Chat

Michelle Yeoh

Ching

Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

Kau

Damian Lau

Insp. Lau

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Synopsis

In Hong Kong, babies are being kidnapped by the Invisible Woman (Michelle Yeoh) for the Evil Master (Yee Kwan Yan), who plans to raise them to become unbeatable warriors. The Invisible Woman's sister, Tung (Anita Mui), married to the police officer investigating the kidnappings, secretly fights crime as Wonder Woman. When the Invisible Woman reconnects with her sister and her childhood friend, Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), they convince her to team up with them to defeat the Evil Master.

Director: Johnnie To
Producer: Jianping Zheng
Screenwriter: Susanne Chan, Sandy Shaw Lai-King
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (DVD): Nov 19, 2002
Runtime: 1h 28m

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