Marooned (2000)
Reviewed by: MilesC on 2001-02-04
Summary: Yawn...
Not much going on here. Initially things seem promising enough; the basic setup- get a large sum of money to a gangster in a limited amount of time or die- has worked for other cheap international crime films like Run Lola Run and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. What those films had, though, besides lots of crazy camerawork and loud soundtracks, was payoff. Marooned just lays out its simple premise, throws Andy Hui and Gigi Leung together for a little romantic subplot, (which isn't that diverting; they're already almost married)and seems to expect things to be naturally entertaining. There are a couple of decent twists at the end, but nothing that will make you rethink the movie, other than to poke holes in it. Action-wise, there isn't much going on; a few lousy brawls that are more like an American movie that we expect from Hong Kong. Altogether, it doesn't make me sick like some movies; at least it doesn't appear to be an obscene waste of money. Still, there's not much to enjoy.