Running Out of Time 2

2001

1h 31m

Mystery & Thriller

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4 Reviews

50%

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1,000+ Ratings

A maverick inspector (Lau Ching Wan) plays a cat-and-mouse game with a magician (Ekin Cheng) while investigating the disappearance of artwork.

Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Questioning plot points here, or asking how the thief manages to survive deadly falls or even to vanish into thin air, is like expecting a prestidigitator to reveal the secrets behind his tricks. Better, perhaps, just to sit back and enjoy the magic show.

Jul 25, 2022

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Sean Gilman

The Chinese Cinema

Running Out of Time 2 strips away everything that made the first film popular. Instead, the focus is entirely on small moments and big sequences.

Oct 12, 2022

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

... it’s certainly fun, but it retreads so much familiar material without the same emotional pressure within the narrative that the audience feels more distant from it than the first.

Aug 25, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2005

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A childish cat-and-mouse game that shows situation comedy. The border to dopiness gets crossed several times, but the film rarely gets boring because its many ideas.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Much better direction than the first. Funnier and more whimsical as well. Terrible CGI.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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far from the first one.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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compared to the previous story, this one sucks

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

i hope johnnie to can make running out of time 3 with lau ching wan, andy lau, & ekin cheng they work together must be very cool i want to see it..!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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This is basically a rehash of the first movie, without Andy Lau. That's not a good thing. Didn't like how they left a few plotlines unsolved, such as Ken's gambling debts and the small romance between Teresa and Ho.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Johnnie To

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Wing-cheong Law

Director

Ching Wan Lau

Inspector Ho Sheung Sang

Ekin Cheng

The Thief

Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei

Teresa

Hui Shiu-hung

Assistant Commissioner Wong Kai Fat

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Synopsis

A maverick inspector (Lau Ching Wan) plays a cat-and-mouse game with a magician (Ekin Cheng) while investigating the disappearance of artwork.

Director: Johnnie To, Wing-cheong Law
Producer: Charles Heung
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (DVD): Dec 20, 2005
Runtime: 1h 31m