Cliff Walkers

Name: Cliff Walkers
Genre: Thriller
Released: April 30, 2021
Rating: 64
Cast: Hailu Qin, Hewei Yu, Yawen Zhu, Yi Zhang

2021

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CMC Pictures | Release Date: April 30, 2021

Starring: Hailu Qin, Hewei Yu, Yawen Zhu, Yi Zhang

Summary: In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, afterreturning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.

Director: Yimou Zhang

Genre(s): Thriller

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John Berra

May 14, 2021

He may not add anything new to the spy genre, but Zhang knows how to deliver a ripping yarn with the requisite panache. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Apr 29, 2021

The seasoned director does a good job mixing in some kinetic action too, whether a high-speed car chase or multiple instances of one person desperately trying to shake off his/her assailants in pursuit. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Apr 30, 2021

In many ways, Zhang’s latest is the coldest film that he’s made in a while, though it might also be his most alluring. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Apr 29, 2021

The numerous action set pieces would be memorable even if the plot points didn’t eventually fall into place, which they do. Read full review

The Playlist Asher Luberto

May 25, 2021

Cliff Walkers quickly drops us into this winter wonderland, all whites, grays, and blacks, and delivers some of the most mesmerizing landscapes you’ll see all year. But for a film about undercover operatives, it lacks thrills, and it doesn’t give us any characters we can latch onto. Read full review

Slashfilm Hoai-Tran Bui

May 6, 2021

It’s a sturdy spy thriller from Zhang, a competent first outing in the genre for the filmmaker. But most of all, Cliff Walkers is safe. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

May 6, 2021

While there are some riches to be found under the surface for anyone who feels like watching this with a flow chart, Zhang is so clearly seduced by the spell of his own movie magic that everything else feels like an inadvertent side effect. He’s on his side, and he’ll forge whatever strategic alliances he needs to in order to stay there. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Jan 14, 2022

A grim thriller but not as straightforward as I expected.
Cliff Walkers is a story set in northeast China during 1931 that follows four Chinese spies executing a covert operation.
The plot certainly lent itself to something more uncompromising and much better structured, but unfortunatelyA grim thriller but not as straightforward as I expected.
Cliff Walkers is a story set in northeast China during 1931 that follows four Chinese spies executing a covert operation.

The plot certainly lent itself to something more uncompromising and much better structured, but unfortunately the development doesn't allow much time to process the events that unfold on screen.

Perhaps what I find most conflicting is how at times it tries to be a more serious film than what it initially proposes, and at other times it only seeks to be entertainment, and it's at that point that the film gets more enjoyable.

It's worth a look, but I recommend it with reservations.… Expand

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