So Close (2003)
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81% of critics liked it
(37 reviews) -
80% of users liked it
(9,002 ratings)
A high tech corporation is sent into turmoil when hackers demanding ransom break into their internal computer system with a powerful and apparently unstoppable virus. A mysterious, beautiful young woman who calls herself "Computer Angel" quickly saves the business. But when she requests a… More A high tech corporation is sent into turmoil when hackers demanding ransom break into their internal computer system with a powerful and apparently unstoppable virus. A mysterious, beautiful young woman who calls herself "Computer Angel" quickly saves the business. But when she requests a meeting with the company's shady CEO, he gets more than he bargained for. Lynn (Shu Qi of The Transporter) turns out to be a highly skilled assassin, who knocks off the CEO with the help of her rambunctious younger sister Sue (Zhao Wei of Shaolin Soccer). Sue uses a powerful computer program developed by the girls' murdered father, which uses satellites to tap into closed-circuit security cameras, enabling her to see where all the cannon fodder/guards are and direct Lynn's escape, while taking over the security team's audio system to pipe in a cover of the Carpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You." But things soon get dicey for Lynn and Sue. A brilliant, sexy forensics expert, Hong (Karen Mok, who also sings the film's theme song), is hot on their trail, and the creeps who hired the girls decide to cover their tracks by killing them. Complicating matters further, Lynn reunites with an old flame and contemplates giving up the business and settling down, much to Sue's chagrin. So Close was filmed in Mandarin, necessitating (reportedly poor) dubbing into Cantonese for the Hong Kong release. The film was directed by Corey Yuen, who made his Hollywood debut with The Transporter. Before that, he was best known for his fight choreography on many of Jet Li's films. So Close was shown at the Subway Cinema's 2003 New York Asian Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- Directed By
- Corey Yuen
- Written By
- Jeffrey Lau
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 21, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
If stiletto-heeled heroines outfoxing legions of dunderheaded males are what you're looking for, seek no more.
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Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Luscious superstar Shu Qi and action expert Corey Yuen prove that Hong Kong movies can still deliver the goods Hollywood can't.
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Mark Rahner, Seattle Times
Charlie's Angels only wish -- in some corner of their empty, overstimulated minds -- that they were as cool as the chicks in So Close.
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Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Has moments of style and audacity, but the script is a shameless muddle and the shifts in tone -- from gooey romance to hard-driving, hyper-pop action -- give the impression that the movie was directed by six or seven people in alternating shift.
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Megan Lehmann, New York Post
Hong Kong's answer to Charlie's Angels has big guns, hot chicks and cool gadgets -- hooked into a junky killers-for-hire narrative so nonsensical it practically neutralizes any guilty-pleasure positives.
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Cast
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Qi Shu
as Lynn
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Wei Zhao
as Sue
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Karen Mok
as Detective Hong Yat Hong
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Song Seung-heon
as Yan
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Michael Wei
as Mark
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Yasuaki Kurata
as Master
- Derek Wan
- Shek Sau
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Ricardo Manood
as Pierre
- Candy Lo
- Ricardo Mamood-Vega
- Shu Qi
- Vicki Zhao Wei
