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"Manhunt", which is a remake of the Japanese action classic from 1976 of the same name directed by Jun 'ya Satô and at the same time is the adaptation of the novel written by Jukô Nishimura, is the new film directed by the acclaimed action master John Woo, and stars Zhang Hanyu, Masaharu Fukuyama, Jun Kunimura, Tao Okamoto, Ha ji-won, Qi Wei and Angeles Woo among others.

"Manhunt" is the maestro 's return to his definitive style: the gun-fu, the heroic bloodshed. The master hasn 't directed a film of this style since "Mission Impossible 2", and if you exclude that cool Hollywood mess, it is since "Hard Boiled" that he hasn´t made a Hong Kong action film. Fans of the director and of Hong Kong action cinema have been waiting years for this moment to come, and it 's finally here.

It is impossible not to have expectations with a new film directed by John Woo, especially when it is known that he returns to the origins that catapulted him to fame and popularity: Guns, explosions, frenetic action, slow motion, doves, motorbike-riding assassins and friendship. All those ingredients are present in the film. The million dollar question is: Has Mr. Woo met those expectations? The answer is a resounding no, and …show more content…

There is some fun to be found in Manhunt, that 's for sure, and if someone ends up enjoying the film is great; but looking back at John Woo 's career and then looking at the production design alongside the result of "Manhunt", the outcome is disappointing.

Overall, "Manhunt" is a poor and clumsy executed film brought by John Woo in an attempt to return to his action identity, filled with lousy acting and messy editing; ending in a cheap looking film full of over the top characters and laughable set pieces. Maybe next time John Woo, fingers

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