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Aug 29, 2024 · You can’t help but cling to the hopefulness of A Better Tomorrow’s (1986) first act. You can tell its characters come to yearn for it, too. It’s when Ho (Ti Lung) is most indomitable, in the decently high ranks of a Hong Kong triad whose tentacles have a way of getting into and touching everything.
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A Hong Kong policeman (Leslie Cheung) blames his reformed-gangster brother (Chow Yun-Fat) for the death of their father.
- (14)
- Ti Lung
- John Woo
- Crime, Drama
A Better Tomorrow: Directed by John Woo. With Lung Ti, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu. A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
- (26K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- John Woo
- 1986-08-02
Oct 24, 2010 · A Better Tomorrow — Film Review. John Woo's "A Better Tomorrow" is not about gangs or guns, but all about the swish of an Italian coat, the dandy way a toothpick is chewed, and the...
A Better Tomorrow (1986) is to Heroic Bloodshed what A Fistful of Dollars (1966) was to the Spaghetti Western. A Better Tomorrow focuses on the age old themes of honor and loyalty. The characters of Ho and Mark are honorable gangsters in an era of double crosses and mistrust.
Feb 5, 2002 · A Better Tomorrow is the film that turned Woo into a legend. Produced by Tsui Hark, it practically invented the “heroic bloodshed” genre and reinvented Woo’s career. Unfortunately, watching it now after having fallen in love with Hard Boiled and The Killer, it really pales in comparison.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Anushka Halve Film Companion. John Woo's A Better Tomorrow not only set the gold standard for intense corridor shootouts, but also laid the...