The Adventurers

Name: The Adventurers
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime
Released: August 18, 2017
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Andy Lau, Bure Li, Daniel Svoboda, David Bowles, Eric da Costa

2017

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Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: August 18, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Andy Lau, Bure Li, Daniel Svoboda, David Bowles, Eric da Costa, Eric Tsang, Gen Seto, Jean Reno, Jeff Fritz, Jingchu Zhang, Karel Dobrý, Qi Shu, Tony Yang, Wonjin Hahn, Yi Sha, You Tianyi

Summary: The world's top thieves – the infamous and charismatic Cheung (Andy Lau), his former partner in crime, Xiao (Tony Yang), and beautiful chameleon Ye (Shu Qi) - join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective (Jean Reno), they’ll have to take their game toThe world's top thieves – the infamous and charismatic Cheung (Andy Lau), his former partner in crime, Xiao (Tony Yang), and beautiful chameleon Ye (Shu Qi) - join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective (Jean Reno), they’ll have to take their game to the next level. [Well Go USA]… Expand

Director: Stephen Fung

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 140 min

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Mark Jenkins

Aug 17, 2017

Hong Kong director Stephen Fung (“Tai Chi Hero”) is no John Woo, but he gives The Adventurers almost as much style as its larcenous characters exude. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Aug 18, 2017

Unfortunately, Lau just isn't charming enough to carry the utterly forgettable The Adventurers, a tepid remake of John Woo's already lame heist flick "Once a Thief." Read full review

Elizabeth Kerr

Aug 31, 2017

The normally charismatic cast doesn’t get much to chew on and thus can’t really lift the film beyond its modest, self-aware station. Read full review

Robert Abele

Aug 17, 2017

At every turn, the Chinese globe-trotting heist flick The Adventurers, with Andy Lau as international master thief Zhang and Jean Reno as his Javert, calls to mind better, craftier precursors. Read full review

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HealingToolbox

Nov 14, 2020

Giving this an 8/10 for Shane Hurlbut's master class, in the first act, replacing dialogue with visual story telling camerawork. Camera is always moving, people and objects are constantly moving thru space in interesting and self-assured ways. In second act, a long oner shot from point ofGiving this an 8/10 for Shane Hurlbut's master class, in the first act, replacing dialogue with visual story telling camerawork. Camera is always moving, people and objects are constantly moving thru space in interesting and self-assured ways. In second act, a long oner shot from point of view from a body pulled from a car before it explodes is also extraordinary.Hurlburt is a well-traveled US DP.

Rest of film is an admirable Chinese James Bond and Mission Impossible mash-up. Yes has English subtitles on Youtube. Implausible plot points--the same as in Bond and MI scripts intrude on immersion. Second and third acts seem more rushed for time, camera work nowhere near as eloquent. The main female thief, Red, is the stand-out engaging actor here. Everyone else is okay.… Expand

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