A WAR NAMED DESIRE (2000)
DVD reviewed by Dennis A. Amith
CAST: Francis Ng, Daniel Chan, Gigi Leung, Sam Lee and more.

DIRECTED BY: Alan Mak
PRODUCED BY: Joe Ma
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TYPE OF MOVIE: Action
DURATION: 89 minutes
Note:  Viewed Mei Ah DVD version with removable English subtitles.

 
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Movie Synopsis:

Chun hears no news from his elder brother, who left him and grandma behind when Chun was eight-year-old. What the kid, grown-up now, remembers is - brother stole & 50000 from his poverty - stricken family. When grandma passes away and there goes a saying in town that his brother climbs up the hierarchy of a powerful mob in Thailand, the long lost brotherly affection echoes in Chun's heart. He decides to head for Thailand with his girlfriend?


DVD EXTRAS:

Trailer for Help and Love Paradox / Data Bank

KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None that I know of


DVD REVIEW:

I have to admit that when I first saw the running time for this movie, I was sure that this movie was going to suck...but was I wrong!

I can't believe they actually fit quite a bit of storyline such and the introduction of each character in the whole 89 minutes.

The movie is about brothers. Young brother (Chan) doesn't really know much about his older brother (Ng) but he despises him for taking money from his poverty-stricken family. All he has is his girlfriend, so he decides to go to Thailand and get the money back (or is there more to the story?).

You are introduced to other people within the gang who prove to be likeable characters but this is not a movie about love, it's a movie about gangsters and when you have Francis Ng in a movie about gangs and shootouts, more than likely you will be in for a ride and what a ride this movie takes you on.

As for the DVD, there really is no special features but the two trailers and cast info. Unfortunately no trailer for this movie as well. But still a good action movie that I recommend checking out.

THE MOVIE: A
THE DVD EXTRAS: C-
THE DVD OVERALL: B

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