One of those "gentleman thief" type movies where the guy does extremely elaborate crimes almost exclusively to mess with the cops, which, they can probably use some messing with, so no foul there. This one mostly stands out due to its absolutely bizarre music choices, the thief's pet bald eagle (usually implemented very awkwardly in CGI) and the ridiculous amounts of romantic chemistry between the lead cop and the thief. I mean. The bicycle race.
Film Review - Running Out Of Time 1 & 2 (Masters Of Cinema)
Film Review - Running Out Of Time 1 & 2 (Masters Of Cinema)
Read review of the latest #Mastersofcinema @Eurekavideo RUNNING OUT OF TIME 1+2 (1999/2001) reviewed by @J_PaulDevine
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Released as part of their brilliant Masters of Cinema series, Eureka Entertainment give us the slick cat and mouse thriller Running Out Of Time. Directed by Johnnie To and a film that was released in 1999 and was one of Hong Kong’s biggest box office hits of that year and now released in the UK first time on Blu-ray.
It stars Andy Lau (who won the best actor award for his role at 2000 Hong Kong…