Ah Kam (1996)
Reviewed by: danton on 2002-01-05
The first part of the film is a very interesting behind the scenes look at HK action movies and the movie action teams that make it happen. Michelle Yeoh plays a female stunt woman joining a crew led by Samo Hung (who plays a character modeled after Ching Siu Tung). Lot's of wirefu action - only this time we see how it's done. Gives a good impression of the improvised nature of much of HK-style movie action in those days. Unfortunately, the movie starts to lose track after the first half and focuses too much on other aspects of Michelle's character such as a romance etc. The dramatic aspects are just too bloodless and disorganized - they leave the viewer pretty uninvolved. Michelle does a decent enough job, but is let down by the meandering plot. Oh and of course there's an extremely annoying kid in the movie...
Reviewer Score: 4