Return Engagement (1990)

Too much of everything

Purely Joyful Movie!

Load of rubbish!!

How sad is this?

This is a bullet-ballet action film from Hong Kong, starring Alan Tang as Lung Ho-Tin, a triad bass who got imprisoned for killing an Italian Mafia Boss. After his release from prison, Lung starts to look for his daughter, with the help of troubled teenager, Siu-Lung (May Lo).It's action and suspense from start to finish, from Lung searching for his daughter, whose whereabouts are unknown, to him dealing with the ruthless crime bosses of Hong Kong. Alan Tang did great in his role with his right dose of drama, vulnerability and endurance, while May Lo also did well in as the juvenile delinquent. Simon Yam played a love-to-hate villain.Plenty of explosions and gun fights, but a little too overkill in my opinion. ***spoiler ahead*** The ending was a bummer, there is no hint of any slack for the characters and any light-hearted moments were very slim. Actresses Carrie Ng and Elizabeth Lee were welcome cast members, but wished their characters had better treatment ***spoiler ends***Grade C-

Return Engagement (RA) is one of those bloodshed titles where the action is more important than the the story and drama. The action,especially the ending is one to watch over and over again. Being a fan of heroic bloodshed with gun play (in slow motion),I can't get enough of these titles. Compared to action movies made in US, this one is a gem. If they made more titles like this one than I would be in heaven. Alan Tang really does a good job as the father who tries to make a mends with his daughter. Simon Yam is the typical bad guy in these kind of movies,but still he delivers style to his acting. Andy Lau plays Alan's sidekick with flair. RA made in the eighties certainly is still enjoyable now in 2012. Watch it!

The movie was building up to be really good until this really stupid bit in the movie involving the main character and Simon Yan where he is holding the girl captive. After being shot like a gazillion times, in fact he cops more bullets than 50 Cent and yet he is still alive.The Storyline is something like this guy goes to jail and when he gets out and wants to start a normal life again then of course his past gets to him. He goes back to his job eventually and you know whatever... I'm not gonna say anymore. Don't worry you'll get what I mean when you watch the film. A good and tragic story but just that 1 bit in the movie that really made it silly

This storyline somewhat mimics A Better Tomorrow 2, with an awesome ending, and a north American angle (except this one take place in Vancouver). Except this one doesn't have the better actor nor is the storyline any good. Plot: A head of the Chinese mafia in Canada kills some Itialian Mafia Boss in front of the police, therefore he went to jail for more than a decade (doesn't say). He left his daughter in Hong Kong, so after he was released from jail he wants to reunited with his daughter. He soon finds out that her daughter escaped the orphan home and his only clue is the other girl who escaped with her. But that girl has her own problem.Andy Lau is in like 10 mins of the film... this wasn't that bad of a movie, with a excellent gun-fu ending, just up right there with ABT 2 (but less realistic). The storyline is not that good, it was mediocre, and wasn't as touching has ABT 2. Though the baddie is more unrealistic in this movie but he is very evil (played by Simon Yam). He is a character that not man of his word. The acting is not that good compared to ABT either, with everyone acting unrealistic (well maybe except the main character). There wasn't anything brilliant in this movie, but i do like the location in Canada. In the beginning, in the Canada warfare between Itailian and Chinese, that was just hilarious. It soooooooo stupid, and the interview from the mafia boss from reporter is stupid too.