Mandarin Action Movie Kidnapper (Bang fei) 2010
Cast And Crew
Cast :Christopher 'Ming Shun' Lee,
Christopher Lee,Jack Lim,
Regene Lim,Regene Lim,Phyllis Quek
Director:Kelvin Tong
Writers: Ken Kwek ,Kelvin Tong
Runtime:Singapore:98 min
Release Date:10 March 2010
Genre: Action / Thriller / Drama / Crime
Country:Singapore
Language:Mandarin
Filming Locations: Singapore
Plot:
When taxi driver Ah Huat's son is kidnapped, he resorts to extreme measures to raise the $1,000,000 ransom. But when the kidnapper reneges on the exchange, Ah Huat takes the most extreme measure of all: he kidnaps the kidnapper's child.free Kidnapper (Bang fei) Mandarin Singapore Film The film Directed by :Kelvin Tong.Mandarin movie online Singapore movie online Comedy Movie Romantic movie online movie trailer movie review movie story
Kidnapper Mandarin Film Reviews :
This film, while good in its own ways, needs to be watched with an open mind and some suspension of disbelief. I think it is now a Kelvin Tong hallmark that many of his films don't make any logical sense if you peer into it on a micro-scale, and in this respect "Kidnapper" resembles his earlier effort, "Rule #1", which is similarly flawed if engaging. Similar to that film, if you can swallow some of the incredulities on show, you will be treated to some very fine editing sequences and intense pacing and acting, as performed by Christopher Lee (the Singapore-Malaysian actor, not the Dracula legend).
It's hard to be too critical of a movie whose budget is just S$1.5 million., but a lot of the technical details are gotten right in this movie. The Varicam HD looks sharp and the colors are treated in the correct way, so no one will miss the look of film (in fact, until the very end, I had thought the movie to be shot on celluloid) The performances are also all quite uniform. The storyline is good enough to be gripping, although, as I have said, screenwriters Ken Kwek and Kelvin Tong simply doesn't iron out the less convincing elements. A question that constantly run through any audience's mind is why Ah Huat the taxi-driver simply doesn't go to the police when he is down and out and totally desperate. Is it worth gambling on your son's life by doing the impossible when you can't concede to a kidnapper's request? However, like I said, "Kidnapper" is a film very well put together otherwise. Its editing is well paced and fully commendable. The performances as I have mentioned before are all quite uniform, with Lee's Ah Huat the standout. I do find the kidnapper (played by Malaysian radio DJ Jack Lim) to be a tad two-dimensional, and some characterizations too are not fleshed out enough thoroughly, but that's a criticism of a high order.
In the final analysis, "Kidnapper" is a well-made, well-conceived film thriller which will appeal to those following the local cinema scene or are interested in this sort of high adrenaline drama. Its intensity will be a draw for many viewers, so since now the movie is due to be pulled out of the theaters soon, I would urge you to rent it to see what Kelvin Tong and his team has to offer here. Although there be may implausible blemishes here and there, it cannot disguise "Kidnapper" as a A-class effort in making a thriller film never before made in Singapore.
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