Word: yips
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...Hong Kong women come despite clean, government-approved alternatives at home. Paul Yip Sui-fai of the University of Hong Kong's statistics and actuarial science department says that thousands are making the quick trip across the border for a cheap, painless procedure. Adds Angela Pau, spokeswoman for the Hong Kong Family Planning Association: "Almost one-third of women we surveyed admitted to going to the mainland for abortions...
...Penned by Greg Melliot (seemingly over a lunch break), the threadbare premise rests on clichés, non sequiturs, feeble attempts at humor and characterization as thin as rice-paper. With such material to work with, it is unsurprising that even a talented actor’s director like Yip fails to wring effective performances from his cast. Leon Lai is characteristically handsome and bland, while Jordan Chan is uncharacteristically unengaging and aloof. Even Sam Lee’s manic persona is considerably tamer here. Hsu Chi, one of the few actresses in modern cinema to possess acting skills...
...action and the visuals. And these are treasures that Skyline Cruisers delivers in spades. The initial raid to steal the cancer drug is taut and perfectly paced. Tension is present in every drama-drenched second as Mac and company infiltrate the building utilizing incredible high-tech devices. Yip manages to make all this techno-wizardry compelling rather than obtuse or obnoxious. Multi-hued shades of lighting, smooth-as-butter tracking shots, and perfectly filmed set-ups make the break-in a visual palette of wonders, easily rivaling and occasionally outdistancing any of Tom Cruise’s exploits...
...artists? Consequently, Hong Kong producers have been forced to do the once-unthinkable: transform ordinary popstars and actors into action heroes å lá Charlie’s Angels and The Matrix. With a team of professional stunt coordinators and martial arts choreographers lending their not-inconsiderable talents, Yip weaves pure action poetry of the frenzied, explosive kind. Words fail to describe the raw power distilled in each battle. The stars acquit themselves brilliantly, especially Chan. His natural athleticism proves an asset as he spins, flips, and flings perfectly executed kicks with hyperkinetic vengeance, a Bruce Lee on acid...
directed by Wilson Yip...