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That Demon Within

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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 04/17/2014
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." Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Seattle Times 04/17/2014
2/4
[The] Stephen King-like angle is the richest material in "That Demon Within," which is otherwise another tale of gangsters turning against one another. Go to Full Review
Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times 04/17/2014
This Hong Kong import can't resist the urge to dumb down a fascinating premise for the sake of mass consumption. Go to Full Review
Panos Kotzathanasis easternKicks.com 07/26/2020
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 Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 02/22/2016
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review
Michael A. Smith MediaMikes 04/27/2014
5/5
...one of the best action films (and psychological thrillers) I've watched in a very long time. Go to Full Review
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Dick C 05/02/2022 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... See more 03/16/2022 In every man there is a latent malice 人心 總納一點黑 lesson learned See more 12/25/2015 Bad story/screenplay. See more 10/31/2015 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. See more 08/12/2014 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. See more 08/04/2014 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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