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Wo De Te Gong Ye Ye
The Bodyguard
My Bodyguard / My Beloved Bodyguard
Hong Kong / China 2016
produced by
Ivy Ho, Andy Lau, William Kong (executive), David Linde (executive), Tory Metzger (executive), Hugh Simon (executive) for EDKO, Focus Films, Irresistible Films, Lava Bear Films
directed by Sammo Hung
starring Sammo Hung, Jacqueline Chan, Li Qinqin, Andy Lau, James Lee Guy, Tomer Oz, Dean Shek, Karl Maka, Tsui Hark, Yuen Biao, Eddie Peng, Hu Jun, Song Jia, Feng Shaofeng, Yuen Wah, Du Yiheng, Feng Jia-yi, Maksim V. Manylov, Ng Ming-Choi, Yuen Bo, Yuen Qiu
written by Jiang Jun, music by Ngai Lun Wong, Janet Yung
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Ding (Sammo Hung) is a man whose heart is most certainly in the right
place - but he has never come over the fact that his granddaughter has
gone missing on his watch. Presently, when he reports a crime to the
police but later fails to identify the criminal, he has come to terms with
the fact that he's suffering from dementia at an early stage. But Cherry
(Jacqueline Chan), a young girl from the neighbourhood takes good care of
him, even if she has initially hidden at his home only for protection from
her violent father Li (Andy Lau), a small fry crook trying to make it big.
Somehow little Cherry has since become the surrogate for his granddaughter
of course. Now Li is doing something very stupid, he's stealing some
jewelery from some Russian bigwigs and then tries to trick his Chinese
employees, and ultimately he finds himself in the crossfire - something
which he doesn't survive. Ding meanwhile has taken care of Cherry and
protected her against the bad guys after her dad, as he's perfectly
capable of, being an ex-special forces man and a top fighter - but when
Cherry disappears, he has to take on both the Russians and the Chinese to
get her back ... The Bodyguard is Sammo Hung's first
directorial effort in nearly two decades, and despite the fact that the
film is essentially about a man way past his prime, as a director Sammo
has grown anything but old, his directorial style is still as dynamic as
ever, still he's at the top of his game when shifting from comedy to drama
(and back) in a heartbeat, and his imagery is visually striking. Plus,
even if he might not do as much stunting as back when (and can you blame
him at 64?), he's still up to task in the action scenes, and his
performance delivers just the right doses of pathos and dignity to bring
Ding to life. Quite a cool movie, actually.
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