The Final Option (1994)
Reviewed by: grimes on 2000-04-08
This flim primarily follows the story of a group of SDU new recruits being trained by Stone
Wong (Michael Wong). One of the reasons I preferred this film is that the characters are fleshed out by having a life outside
of their job. Though many action films totally botch this concept by turning it into poor melodrama, Final Option handles
this fairly well, focusing on May (Carman Lee), who gradually forms a relationship with Peter Yung (can't remember the
name of his character) and Stone Wong's relationship with his girlfriend Windy.

Michael Wong is no better or worse than usual, but I enjoyed Peter Yung and Carman Lee's performances. The film has a
decent number of action scenes including a final scene with lots of explosions. However, much of the film is devoted to
scenes of SDU training that will recall to mind any number of Hollywood films about Navy Seals, army recruits, elite police
officers, etc. so it may not please people expecting to see an action extravaganza.