That Demon Within

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That Demon Within

2014

1h 52m

Action

Crime

Drama

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A police officer doubts himself after saving the life of a notorious and ruthless killer. His actions come back to haunt him when the killer and his gang become suspects in a bloody armed robbery.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Pulp done with passion can be its own reward, as the veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Dante Lam shows with his feverish cop thriller "That Demon Within."

Apr 17, 2014

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

[The] Stephen King-like angle is the richest material in "That Demon Within," which is otherwise another tale of gangsters turning against one another.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 17, 2014

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

This Hong Kong import can't resist the urge to dumb down a fascinating premise for the sake of mass consumption.

Apr 17, 2014

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Panos Kotzathanasis

easternKicks.com

Flawed though it may be, with many concepts unfulfilled and not as "dark and mysterious" as Lam intended it to be, That Demon Within is a visually impressive film with elaborate action scenes that will satisfy most fans of the genre

Jul 26, 2020

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Wu keeps us caring with an intense yet nuanced performance, as if relishing the chance to break out of the romantic hero mould that characterised his early career.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 22, 2016

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Michael A. Smith

MediaMikes

...one of the best action films (and psychological thrillers) I've watched in a very long time.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 27, 2014

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Dick C

Story-Co-Writer-Director, Dante Lam Chiu-Yin is an excellent filmmaker... Dante Lam Chiu-Yin portrays from low to high with fairly good performance...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/22

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Audience Member

In every man there is a latent malice 人心總納一點黑 lesson learned

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/22

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Bad story/screenplay.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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As we grew together with Dante, it is notable that his police action-based movie has definitely grown darker and That Demon Within is one to-date one of Dante's darkest movie. Unlike previous success, Dante failed to bring the done-till-death psychological action thriller to the next level. To add salt to wound, the plot was a mess with loose and choppy edits and at some point unbearable scripts. While Dante and Nick collaborates well, and with Daniel and Liu Kai Chi following behind closely, the rest seems to be left chasing far behind. A huge disappointment as there are no newness in it at all - Dante with his action thriller scenes and with the rest of the cast plays this kind of same roles many times before.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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The cinematography shot by a pro, script written by a 3year old, directed by someone somewhere in between The result is a muddy puddle of a movie. What a waste of an otherwise great talent base.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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The premise for this film had so much potential, but director Dante Lam couldn't resist the urge to dumb it down for the mainstream media. Somewhat playing out like a Hong Kong Fight Club, That Demon Within pits a man against himself, struggling to come to terms with his past. Overall, the production value is nice, but the action poorly choreographed and the flashbacks brutally redundant. This is just another film that could have been something great, but lacked subtlety.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

A police officer doubts himself after saving the life of a notorious and ruthless killer. His actions come back to haunt him when the killer and his gang become suspects in a bloody armed robbery.

Director: Dante Lam
Producer: Cheung Hong-Tat, Stephen Lam, Candy Leung, Ren Yue
Screenwriter: Dante Lam, Wai Lun Ng
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $172.3K
Runtime: 1h 52m

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