Octopus with Broken Arms

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Octopus with Broken Arms

Released Jan 10

1h 49m

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Crime

Drama

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Kidnap my daughter? I'll kill you! ZHENG Bingrui's (XIAO Yang) precious daughter Tingting is kidnapped in public. LI Huiping (TONG Liya), who always accompanies the father and daughter, joins the rescue mission. However, the cunning kidnapper skillfully evades the intense pursuit of police captain ZHANG Jingxian (DUAN Yihong) and manipulates Zheng and Li, who are eager to save the daughter. Driven to the brink of desperation, ZHENG Bingrui chooses a road to hell to rescue his daughter. Even if he turns into a "devil", he cannot let go of the villain who hurt his daughter! Little do they realize that a bigger conspiracy is quietly unfolding, and no one involved can escape.

Carla Hay

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Octopus With Broken Arms has plenty of suspenseful action, but it has too many far-fetched plot twists. The melodramatic overacting looks too fake and does a disservice to the film's serious subject matter of children who are kidnapped and enslaved.

Jan 18, 2025

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Casey Chong

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A competently made, though overwhelmingly labyrinthine kidnapping thriller.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 2, 2025

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Bob E

Complex plot well executed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Ben W

Good watch. Interesting premise.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Jianre H

very typical average vegence / kidnap movie. acting and plot is okay (but not good) and story is fluid yet very easily forgetable and at times made no sense.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Rickie J

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie; it had twist after twist and was worth watching until the very last scene. If it weren’t for the 90-minute drive to the theater, I would go again tomorrow to watch it once more and look for details I missed the first time.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Synopsis

Kidnap my daughter? I'll kill you! ZHENG Bingrui's (XIAO Yang) precious daughter Tingting is kidnapped in public. LI Huiping (TONG Liya), who always accompanies the father and daughter, joins the rescue mission. However, the cunning kidnapper skillfully evades the intense pursuit of police captain ZHANG Jingxian (DUAN Yihong) and manipulates Zheng and Li, who are eager to save the daughter. Driven to the brink of desperation, ZHENG Bingrui chooses a road to hell to rescue his daughter. Even if he turns into a "devil", he cannot let go of the villain who hurt his daughter! Little do they realize that a bigger conspiracy is quietly unfolding, and no one involved can escape.

Director: Jacky Gan
Screenwriter: Peng Li, Wenjing Wu
Distributor: CMC Pictures
Production Co: Excuse Me Pictures, Wanda Pictures, As One Productions, Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Movie & TV Culture, Ruyi Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 49m