Operation Mekong

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Operation Mekong

Released Sep 30, 2016

2h 4m

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Adventure

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Members of an international task force seek justice against the leader of an Asian drug cartel and his murderous henchmen.

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

If it makes for a breathlessly assaultive, vastly entertaining couple of hours, it can be discomfiting whenever there's a brief pause in the pelting gunfire and we glimpse the contours of the actual, flesh-and-blood tragedy.

Oct 22, 2016

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Though more sensationalistic than serious, this film has a scale and an energy that rivals any Hollywood blockbuster.

Sep 29, 2016

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Jamie Healy

Radio Times

Restlessly kinetic even by Far Eastern standards, the film eventually settles into a tolerably frenetic groove, but it's best when Lam allows the suspense to build.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 31, 2024

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Panos Kotzathanasis

easternKicks.com

Operation Mekong is a definite action film, HK style, which will definitely find appeal to all fans of the genre. Its commercial success was utterly justified.

Jul 26, 2020

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Pat Padua

DCist

This is why you watch Hong Kong action movies: for vicious, elegantly choreographed, fearless car chases that never let you lose sight of the action and always leave you catching your breath.

Aug 29, 2018

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

The zeal with which Lam directs everything is as undeniably cheesy as action filmmaking ever gets. I think he takes Operation Mekong very seriously, but that doesn't mean I have to.

Aug 28, 2018

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Great movie and based on a true story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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mauro l

A genre film without noteworthy novelties. (Mauro Lanari)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Good fighting scenes.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/03/18

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Audience Member

The plot is a little broken into pieces, but overall good action movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

A Special Ops team's mission is to fight drug traffikers coming out of the Golden Triangle. The movie did not need to be this long. It struggled the entire time to hold my attention. It takes thirty minutes before any action gets really going, but it's sloppy action. The final battle in the jungle goes on and on and on. Then there's a boat chase which goes on and on and on. On the positive side the film did show me some beautiful country I will never be able to afford to travel to.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Almost watched it again 2 months after the first viewing because I didn't remember seeing it. That should tell you how memorable a movie this was.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Synopsis

Members of an international task force seek justice against the leader of an Asian drug cartel and his murderous henchmen.

Director: Dante Lam
Screenwriter: Kang Ki Chu, Dante Lam, Siu-Kwan Lau, Eric Lin, Wai Ching Tam
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Bona Film Group
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $799.6K
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

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