1/27/2024 0 Comments Helios movieLast but not least, when Jacky Cheung and Wang Xueqi met in the train at Kurama, Kyoto, it proved to be that the evil had the upperhand this time and hints that there may be a sequel to settle things once and for all. When Nick Cheung and Jacky Cheung had the final showdown, most stories would probably stick to the mantra of "good prevails over evil" but it turned out the other way round. Then, it is discovered that Ji who was thought to have suffered more serious injuries and passed out first was the one who survived while Choi didn't. Another example was when Ji Jin Hee and Choi Siwon were cornered by Chang Chen and Janice Man and were left bleeding to death literally. However, Janice Man's character was such a strong fighter that Nick Cheung was rendered powerless and almost got killed if not for his colleagues who came in the nick of time. For example, when Janice Man and Nick Cheung had fighting scenes in Macau, the assumption is that the guy tends to prevail because of the physical strength he possesses over the woman. It leads you to believe that something might happen then heads for the other direction. The story actually does a pretty decent job at defying expectations with twists here and there instead of being another anti-terrorism story where the leads save the world easily. It doesn't seem like interpreters were doing the translation so I assume that device has some program that does the job automatically. a device worn in the ear which translates among languages automatically based on spoken speech. In order not to disrupt the tempo of the story by having interpreters to communicate among the characters, this film has a rather ingenious way of solving this problem i.e. Too bad the version here doesn't show Cantonese which I thought was a pity because some lines do have a different meaning and punch in that language rather than Mandarin. As for the Korean actors, the fact that they were in another country meant that their actions had to be somewhat restricted thus it is natural that they were not able to do as many things as the Hong Kong police or Chinese authorities so the constraints they faced made them appear somewhat passive and underachieving.ĭue to the fact that this film consists of an international cast, it is also a multilingual film with Mandarin, Korean and English spoken by the characters. In terms of airtime, he may not have as much as the others but he sure grows on you over time. ![]() At the other end of the spectrum, Jacky Cheung starts off rather mildly as a subject matter expert and professor but as his true identity is revealed, his importance grows and the significance of his actions become apparent. It may be that he will get another chance at showing more of his acting especially if there is a "Helios 2" but just based on this film alone, his performance was somewhat forgettable. I find that I hardly know anything about him nor remember what he did except for those action scenes in the multi-storey carpark at the beginning of the film. It is inevitable that some of them don't get as much airtime as the others which leads to the flat presentation of their characters e.g. Given that most movies would last 2 hours only, it is difficult to ensure that each and every A-lister in the lineup gets their time to shine. Luckily, Helios defied this conception I had and turned out to be a pleasant surprise.įrom this point onwards, there will be some spoilers about the movie so if you do not wish to know about them, you may wish to skip this review. Then again, I'm always wary of such movies being over-estimated because the story tends to be a let-up if the cast lineup is the selling point of the movie. On paper, it sounds like a pretty tempting and interesting film because you hardly get to see that many A-listers in a single film. Actors from Hong Kong (Jacky Cheung, Nick Cheung, Shawn Yue and Janice Man), Taiwan (Chang Chen), China (Wang Xueqi, Feng Wenjuan and Josephine Koo) and South Korea (Ji Jin-hee, Choi Siwon, Yoon Jin-yi and Lee Tae-ran) come together in this multi-national production which talks about how the Hong Kong police join forces with the Chinese and South Korean authorities to retrieve a portable nuclear explosive device DC8 which was stolen from South Korea and catch Helios, the elusive thief who is planning to sell the device. ![]() Just looking at the cast lineup alone already tells you that this is a blockbuster-type of movie.
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