Once a Thief

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Plot: John Woo directed this surprisingly lighthearted caper tale for TV as a pilot for a series that never materialized. The forgettable leads--Ivan Sergei, Sandrine Holt, and Michael Wong--play adoptive s...( read more  )iblings who have been trained by their father, a Hong Kong crime lord, to be master thieves. Then circumstances pit Holt and Sergei against Wong; the two of them have been co-opted as undercover cops, tracking his big score. The movie doesn't amount to much, but Woo comes through with a couple of terrific, imaginative (and funny) action sequences, including one particularly inventive one that has them literally hanging from the chandeliers. Even Woo diehards may have a hard time swallowing the smirky, callow Sergei as a romantic action lead. --Marshall Fine

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  September 4, 2007

  Action director John Woo helms an American remake of his own earlier hit with suitably fast-paced, the stunts are subdued in deference to this film's made-for-television origins.

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  June 5, 2007

  Cool movie that was basically a two hour pilot episode for a great TV series. The series lasted for one season and was really neat. It was nice to see Nicholas Lea in something other than the X-Files and Jennifer Dale is wonderful as the Director.

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  November 19, 2006

  I loved this movie... and I really wish they didn't cancel the tv show... I don't care what the critics said

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  May 20, 2006

  I watched this film purely, because Nick Lea was in it, and I hoped the story would be greater than the back-cover promised. Well, the piece was entertaining enough, but nothing worth of applauses. Nothing surprising, really.

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• Rated: (R)
• Directed by: No information available.
• Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Art House & International, Action & Adventure
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• DVD Released: February 10, 1998

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