Chow Yun Fat,
Leslie Cheung,
Cherie Chung,
Kong Chu,
Kenneth Tsang
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The gifted John Woo directed this action-packed comedy featuring Hong Kong superstars Chow Yun-Fat and Leslie Cheung. Cherie Chung completes the trio, who play a band of art thieves trying to pull off...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003
Stats: 30 reviews
One of the classic John Woo/Chow Yu-Fat collaborations. A comedy action film with nice twists and much imitated action sequences.
Once again a great action movie from John Woo and with a superb cast such as Yun-Fat Chow and Leslie Cheung its hard to fail. The only negative for me would be thats its not as much action as in my 2 favorites movies "The killer" and "Hard Boiled". Some comedy parts they could ha...( read more)
Once a Thief isn't as popular as John Woo's other films from his Hong Kong golden period and I can see why. Not that it's bad, which is far from the truth, it's more that it's not bloody and not as action oriented as his other films. It's far more of a feel good film with a more ...( read more)
One of John Woo's worst HK films. I still enjoyed it, mainly because it is impossible to resist Chow Yun-Fat's charm.
Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Low).
First viewing: 26.10.1997
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