This was a very tight movie. Lots of reviews already, but I just had my faith restored (somewhat) in Hark after the devestatingly terrible "Black Mask 2", so I wanted to give the man his props. Hark can still pull off a slick, stylish movie when he tries.
I view Hark as a lot like Ridley Scott, who's done great stuff like "Legend", "Bladerunner", "Alien", and "Gladiator"; but he'll also lay some trash like "Black Hawk Down" or "White Squall" on us. Except to date Scott has not yet crafted a film as infinitly bad as "Black Mask 2". Sorry to get off topic, but that was a lousy movie. "Time and Tide", however, I enjoyed a great deal, particularly the stairwell repelling by Wu Bai. 7/10