Fong juk (Exiled)

To articulates the emotional dimension of Exiled cinematically, through his compositions, camera movements, and use of light. The film's fleeting beauties are counterposed against this reality. ... Full Review

I admire "Exiled" for moving and building fluently..... ... Full Review

burning the wreckage, the scene resonates with anger and sadness.....But because the film takes such joy in their existence, the sight isn't nauseating, it's exhilarating..... ... Full Review

Doubtful that anyone will call Exiled the best film that To's ever put together, but it's a tight little stew of testosterone all the same. Don't mistake Johnny To's Exiled for a convoluted or indecipherable affair, though; it's actually quite a simple little story -- but the veteran filmmaker seems to be having some fun by dropping us into the mix without a map and commanding us to keep up. ... Full Review

Although by no means a great film....But it's a good Johnnie To movie....It's hard to describe just what it is about "Exiled" that makes it a good movie.....The venerable Anthony Wong and the always reliable Francis Ng give their usual good performances;.... ... Full Review

Variety just reported on a new Chinese slasher film that was filmed right under our nose. Fortissimo Films has boarded Hong Kong helmer Pang Ho-cheung's slasher pic Dream Home , which tells the story of a young woman who goes... ... Full Article

Johnnie To makes pulled-taffy versions of a Hong Kong action flick.A scene that would last two minutes in another director's movie stretches to about 15 in one of his. ... Full Article

Written by Nix | September 24th, 2007 | 0 Comments | Hong Kong has chosen its Oscar entry, and it's Johnnie To's "Exiled". Which is a little bit of a surprised. ... Full Article

A 1960s western in spirit, director Johnnie To's "Exiled" is set in 1998 Macao on the brink of its hand-over from Portuguese to Chinese rule. ... Full Article

Don't be surprised while skimming the Cantonese dictionary that under the word badass Exiled is listed, because that word alone defines this fantastic piece of Hong Kong cinema. ... Full Article

It's been a lean three decades or so for the western, which for even more decades was Hollywood's busiest genre. So what are the odds we'd get two westerns opening in one week? ... Full Article