Saw this movie today. I originally decided to watch this in theaters because Jun is in this movie, but I also ended up liking the overall plot and other characters too. The only other actor I was familiar with in this movie besides Jun was Jackie Chan, and of course he killed it again. Loved the plot of the movie because it resonates with the feelings of many people in this generation about modern technology. Action scenes were amazing. I feel like I held my breath every time I saw any fight scenes involving Jackie Chan or Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
The other actors that also stood out for me (that I was not familiar of prior to watching this movie) were: 1. Tony Leung Ka-Fai --- I need to watch more of his movies! I really loved his acting as an antagonist in this movie. I got annoyed with his character. I was very impressed with his action scenes as well. His fight scene with Jackie was my favorite ---- that whole sequence blew me away. 2. Zhang Zi Feng --- Loved her as He Qiuguo/Guoguo. I loved how her character was doing her best to prove people who were doubting her abilities that they are wrong. I felt empowered watching her. 3. Ci Sha --- I didn't realize that he was playing the character of 2 people/twins until I looked up the cast in this movie. Wow, he left me speechless in his scenes. I could feel his frustration when his character was trying to live up to the expectations of his dad (Tony's character).
I'm giving it a 9/10 because I wanted to see more of Jun, but at the same time I'm actually really thankful for the screen time that was given to him even though he is only part of the supporting cast. It was longer than the typical screentime given to cameos/supporting roles of other popular actors in movies starring veteran actors. Another reason for my rating was that I wanted more! The movie was long, but I enjoyed it so much I didn't notice the time flying by, and it still felt short. Hahaha. The ending post-credit scene {SPOILER ALERT] made me curious about the other "son" Tony's character has who is also part of his "baby wolves" team that was not shown in this movie. He seems to be the other adopted sibling of Ci Sha's characters. Hopefully this movie will have a sequel and Jun can be part of it again, so it would be consistent with the story in this movie about Tony's adoptive sons/"baby wolves".
The other actors that also stood out for me (that I was not familiar of prior to watching this movie) were:
1. Tony Leung Ka-Fai --- I need to watch more of his movies! I really loved his acting as an antagonist in this movie. I got annoyed with his character. I was very impressed with his action scenes as well. His fight scene with Jackie was my favorite ---- that whole sequence blew me away.
2. Zhang Zi Feng --- Loved her as He Qiuguo/Guoguo. I loved how her character was doing her best to prove people who were doubting her abilities that they are wrong. I felt empowered watching her.
3. Ci Sha --- I didn't realize that he was playing the character of 2 people/twins until I looked up the cast in this movie. Wow, he left me speechless in his scenes. I could feel his frustration when his character was trying to live up to the expectations of his dad (Tony's character).
I'm giving it a 9/10 because I wanted to see more of Jun, but at the same time I'm actually really thankful for the screen time that was given to him even though he is only part of the supporting cast. It was longer than the typical screentime given to cameos/supporting roles of other popular actors in movies starring veteran actors. Another reason for my rating was that I wanted more! The movie was long, but I enjoyed it so much I didn't notice the time flying by, and it still felt short. Hahaha. The ending post-credit scene {SPOILER ALERT] made me curious about the other "son" Tony's character has who is also part of his "baby wolves" team that was not shown in this movie. He seems to be the other adopted sibling of Ci Sha's characters. Hopefully this movie will have a sequel and Jun can be part of it again, so it would be consistent with the story in this movie about Tony's adoptive sons/"baby wolves".