Hard Boiled
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
Critics Sentiment
Chang and officers evacuate babies from maternity wing
Mad Dog murders Foxy while Alan and Tequila investigate
The film jumps from a transitional lull during Foxy's death to the explosive hospital siege that reviewers consider cinematic perfection.
Hard Boiled builds steadily through expertly crafted action sequences before exploding into what critics universally praise as the greatest hospital siege in cinema history. While some reviewers note the plot serves mainly as framework for the action, the film's relentless energy and Woo's masterful choreography create what many consider the pinnacle of pure action filmmaking. The sentiment peaks during the legendary hospital climax, which reviewers describe as an unparalleled display of stylized violence and inventive set pieces.
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Chow Yun-Fat
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Alan
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Johnny Wong
Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan
Teresa Chang
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Supt. Pang
Stephen Tung Wai
Little Ko / Fox
Kwan Hoi-San
Mr. Hoi
John Woo
Mr. Woo
Bowie Lam Bo-Yee
Lung
Phillip Kwok Chui
Mad Dog
Jun Kunimura
Machine Gunman in Teahouse
Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah
Lionheart
Keith Ng Shui-Ting
Chung
Lau Kong
Hospital Director
Michael Dinga
Little Moustache
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Johnny Wong's Thug
Lo Meng
Ah Wah / Lonny
Lam Kai-Wing
Mr. Hoi's Thug with Pear
Lee Yiu-King
Gangster
Perrie Lai Hoi-San
Librarian
Crew
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