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Shock Wave

Play trailer 0:38 Poster for Shock Wave Released May 5, 2017 1h 59m Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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An explosive ordnance disposal officer has to bring a bomber to justice.
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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club ... unapologetic piece of B-movie termite art... Dec 14, 2017 Full Review Elizabeth Kerr The Hollywood Reporter A conventional and predictable but disarmingly entertaining actioner. Apr 25, 2017 Full Review Jamie Healy Radio Times Despite a promising set-up, Herman Yau's film winds up more overblown than explosive, with the fate of Jiang's bargaining-chip brother almost Naked Gun-like in its absurdity. Rated: 2/5 Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Andrew Heskins easternKicks.com Andy Lau faces an explosive situation in a tunnel, starring and producing Herman Yau's biggest film to date, though disappointingly one-dimensional... Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 23, 2020 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse This trait, of the unfolding of the traps that weave a bigger trap each time is actually the aspect that sets the film apart, as it provides a very interest background to the action, although the concept is a bit far-fetched at times Dec 25, 2019 Full Review Ed Travis Cinapse All Shock Wave really has going for it is scope and spectacle, which you can get in any big dumb American blockbuster, and Lau's upright handsomeness and bravado, which you can also get in much better films. Nov 2, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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carlos t Minha opinião: Um filme que começa com Landy esta infiltrado em uma organização terrorista. Que quer fazer um roubo a banco e usar carros com bombas C4. Para salvar seus amigos ele expõem sua identidade e acaba prendendo o irmão do chefão. Passado um ano o chefão organiza uma vingança e soltar seu irmão da prisão. Nisso ele arma um terrorismo em um dos tuneis que liga Hong Kong a China. Matando varias pessoas e tendo também reféns. Muitos tiros, cenas fortes. No final ele tem a missão de desarmar a bomba pois este é sua profissão e salvar todos. Será que ele conseguirá? O bonito de ver filmes chineses ou americanos é o seu patriotismo com a sua nação a sua bandeira. Infeslismente algo que não vemos ainda em nosso país. Sempre ressaltando traficantes ou comédias. O filme usa de muito porrada de carros, sem economizar e bastante efeitos especiais ao estilo chinês. Exagerados e que beira mentira. Vale apena assistir Roteiro: bom mas sangrento Vale apena assisitir? Sim Nota: 7 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Liam D A thrilling and suspenseful ride This Thriller is highly underrated and I'm wondering how did they make a sequel to this because of the ending Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/10/21 Full Review Audience Member Good enough HK taste movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I suppose some folks will see parallels to Hurt Locker, but there are scenes with Andy Lau that are amazing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review waleed a beastly action movie. so many tense moments. likable lead character. i was into it throughout. so much intensity. good action and suspense. and had some powerful scenes. downsides are some unnecessary scenes and subplots, like the whole stock market thing. and also some of the english dialogue was really basic and doesn't really work from an american-english perspective. but that's something you have to accept with foreign films (1 viewing) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 1/3/2017 This movie has Oriental action splattered all over it from beginning to end and set in the quite busy Hong Kong setting. So much so that even if the story is very much original and clever, there's a nagging feeling it is just an iteration of something you've seen before. The definite consolation is definitely it being bannered by one of 90's hottest crooners, Andy Lau. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An explosive ordnance disposal officer has to bring a bomber to justice.
Director
Herman Yau
Producer
Andy Lau, Alvin Lam, Chan Pui-wah, Esther Koo, Alice Chan
Screenwriter
Erica Lee, Herman Yau
Distributor
Crimson Forest Films
Production Co
Universe Entertainment, Bona Film Group
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 2, 2018
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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