A few members of the cast of Breaking News return for Exiled. Exiled is a typical Hong Kong gangster action movie, where plot, characters, and action sequences are all completely and absurdly stylized and glamourized. Exiled starts out with a typical-enough story: a former gangster hitman has gone straight to raise a family, but is paid a visit by some old associates. The movie somehow meanders into a tale of stolen gold and wifely revenge.
Meh. One doesn’t watch this movie for the plot, and the choreography and style more than satisfy.
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We saw this movie at the 4 Star Movie Theater, an independent theater in San Francisco known for its Asian fare and an Asian film festival it hosts every summer; it is the only theater in the United States that shows first-run Hong Kong movies within days of release.
I got to feel good about myself for having a nice Chinese dim-sum lunch ($10), for supporting inexpensive local independent theater ($8.50), and for getting a cool T-shirt (the design is what is on the theater home page; $8).
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Actually, its more a return of the cast of The Mission, as four members of that original team come back as the “old associates” in this film. No one does overstylizing and posing better than Johnnie To, and if you liked Exiled, you’ll love The Mission.
I actually liked The Mission the least of these three movies. And thanks, “posing” was what I was looking for to describe Exiled.
the least??!! outrageous… next, you will tell me you preferred Rocky Balboa to Rocky.