Sharpshooter Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho) with Platoon Leader (Tony Leung Ka Fai) perform specific tasks, with the big villain “ghosting” (Guo Mingxiang) and start match-ups/duel. The trailer for director David Wu’s “Cold Steel”... could be a hell of a lot of fun. Everything you could possibly want from a Chinese action flick is in full effect, especially if you like your sex and carnage presented in an insanely stylish fashion.
Cinematography
Insanely stylish bullet ballets and neon-noir war zones.
Direction
David Wu's maximalist eye for sex and carnage.
Acting
Tony Leung Ka-fai brings gravitas to the mayhem.
Director
David Wu
Peter Ho
Mu Liangfeng
Song Jia
Liu Yan / Madam Tang
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Sgt Zhang Mengzi
He Shengming
Xiao Wu
Guo Mingxiang
Colonel Masaya
Yu Rongguang
Regimental Commander Zhang
Angeles Woo
Er Wa
Wang Deshun
Grandpa Mu
Jonathan Kos-Read
John
He Ziming
A Tian
Ye Xinyu
Commander Wu
Yue Dongfeng
Police Chief
Xing Wenjie
Translator Lin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director David Wu was primarily known for music videos before this, which explains the relentless stylization.
The film belongs to a wave of 2010s Chinese 'resistance cinema' that reimagines WWII with blockbuster swagger.
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