Twins Mission (2007)

"The guy who trusts you is passed out now"

Twins Mission was a kung fu fest starring several sets of twins both identical and fraternal. The story and much of the acting was weak. My reason for watching? Yuen Wah in a dual role, Sammo Hung, and Wu Jing flaunting their fists and kicks in this high-flying wire-fu, glass breaking free-for-all.

Monks Lau Hay and Uncle Luck are transporting a precious Tibetan bead onboard a train headed to Hong Kong. They are attacked by sets of twins and the bead is lost. Meanwhile in Hong Kong, powerful real estate developers are pressuring the owner of several homes to sell in exchange for the bead which might be able to heal her cancer stricken sister. Two acrobat sisters work in a circus with two other sets of twins. Eventually, the Principal, Chang Chung, comes calling to ask them to help him retrieve the artifact for the monks. None of the twins are happy to see him as he had dumped them off with the circus when they were young. Their fate was better off than the twins that ended up with his twin brother, Chang Yung, who runs a crime syndicate. The bead will trade many hands as the two twin teams battle it out with the life of one little girl hanging in the balance.

This was Benz Kong’s only film he ever directed. He usually played the role of the martial arts/action choreographer or even stuntman. I remember reading years ago that Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan both said that Yuen Wah was the real deal, the guy you wouldn’t want to fight in real life. Often relegated to “Thug #3” in many early martial arts films, I’m always happy when Yuen plays a more prominent role. Sammo’s character was sidelined early in the film, only again appearing at the end. Jacky Wu Jing was a legitimate Wu Shu champion and is always fun to watch. Old school Bobby Yip in a bowl haircut did a cameo with a twin sister with an equally bad hairdo. The rest of the twins’ action were well choreographed. Most of them were better when they were fighting than when they were talking. I haven’t seen this much breaking glass since the original Police Story.

The story was not great and not particularly well edited, I won’t even mention the ending. There was a lot of cheesy humor and acting. The fights aboard the train, the glass shattering mall encounters, and the final battle featuring the old school kung fu artists were highly entertaining. If only all the parts that connected them were as well thought out.

10 March 2025
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terrible but fun

Far from the worst movie I've ever watched but also far from the best. The aesthetics are pretty great even though they're cheesy and dated - that's the point. Same with the fight scenes. Watch for that and you're good.

The actual plot isn't great but at least it's fairly original. The acting is decent enough and I like the actors themselves.

My main issue was that despite it being an action movie I was repeatedly left bored for long stretches despite how the weird premise should've kept me very entertained. When it was fun, it was very fun. It just isn't fun all the time, so loses a couple stars for that.

Not a bad thing to watch anyway. Turn your brain off for a bit and enjoy.

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