The Corruptor (DVD) Reviews

I?ve yet to see a film starring Chow Yun-Fat that I haven?t enjoyed and The Corruptor is no exception, my first experiences of Yun-Fat was from Hong Kong films like A Better Tomorrow, The Killer and of course Hard Boiled, a particularly action packed movie with enough gunfire to satisfy the most demanding of shoot out junkies. One of his only ...

The Corruptor is one of those action movies that doesn't really have a lot of ideas but is entertaining. Nick Chen (Chow Yun Fat) is one of the NYPD's most decorated officers. But he has used his close ties with the chinese triads to rise up through the ranks. A new young officer Danny Wallace is brought in to partner Chen and soon a turf ...

As pained as I am to say it, I think we've seen the best of Chow Yun Fat already. His Hong Kong films, teamed with John Woo, were fantastic, but since he started working in the US the quality of his films have dropped - no doubt from lack of input from John Woo. The Corruptor is a decent enough film, but would struggle to reach four stars. ...

Sorry to say, `The Corruptor' is a ho hum, strictly by-the-numbers police procedural set in a precinct in the heart of New York City's Chinatown. Chow-Yun Fat stars as the officer in charge of the district, a generally serious and dedicated cop whose corruptibility we see played out as he beds local prostitutes and makes cozy sweetheart ...

I brought this DVD basically because it was cheap. I found it for £8 in a sale and thought it looked good. And I was right. The film is set in Chinatown where Nick Chen (Chow Yun Fat) is a top cop. He fights crime in every way. But when a new officer, Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg) is brought in as Nicks partner the trouble begins. ...

Starring Hong-Kong action superstar, Chow Yun-Fat, alongside Mark Wahlburg, this has to be one of the best action movies that I have ever seen. The plot is in no way sacraficed for special effects or glorious action sequences (both of which are still abundant), and will suck you in from the first to the last of it's 110 minutes. The ...