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Atypically grim gangster film
- While it takes a while to come to a full boil, "Drug War" is an atypically grim gangster film from the typically inspired Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To.
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The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.
Jul 26, 2013 · While it takes a while to come to a full boil, “Drug War” is an atypically grim gangster film from the typically inspired Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To. At first it looks like an extra-slick and gratuitously mean-spirited police procedural.
Miami in the 1980s: a determined criminal minded Cuban immigrant, becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Florida, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
Mar 22, 2024 · Drug War is an effective blend of thriller, crime, and action genres, standing as one of the best films ever made by cult director Johnnie To. It was a China and Hong Kong co-production, and...
- Jeremy Urquhart
Aug 20, 2023 · For more than 80 years, the best gangster movies have fascinated and allured the minds of millions; from Prohibition-era pre-code crime to 21st Century gang life. Our list of the 30 best gangster movies of all time includes films that span the globe and were produced in different time periods, with very different budgets.
The auteur might have directed a better crime thriller in Drug War, but the gritty gangland audacity of Triad Election stands apart in its singular brutality.
Feb 13, 2020 · IMDb. Hell hath no fury like a woman whose drug-runner lover is murdered. Alice Braga of I Am Legend fame stars as Teresa Mendoza, said girlfriend who flees Mexico for Dallas, Texas, only to get yanked into season after season of cartel wars and bloody revenge.
