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Running Out of Time 2

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

Critics Reviews

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies 07/25/2022
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. Go to Full Review Sean Gilman The Chinese Cinema 10/12/2022
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. Go to Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness 08/25/2022
... 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. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/17/2005
3/5
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01/23/2019 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. See more 05/23/2013 Much better direction than the first. Funnier and more whimsical as well. Terrible CGI. See more 08/27/2012 far from the first one. See more 11/13/2011 compared to the previous story, this one sucks See more 06/12/2009 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..! See more 05/05/2009 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Johnnie To

Director

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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Movie Info

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