Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
Set in China during the Warlords Period of the1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.
Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
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Released Year: 2010
Runtime: 132 minutes
Directors: Jiang Wen
Casts: Chow Yun-Fat, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wu, Hu Jun, Zhou Yun, Jiang Wen, Ge You, Carina Lau, Liao Fan, Chen Kun, Shao Bing
Storyline
Set in China during the Warlords Period of the1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.
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Reviews
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Wall Street Journal -
It is marvelously funny - a screwball comedy with more layers than a pearl - and visually sumptuous.
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Variety -
A rollicking, violent, Western-cum-comedy that serves many masters, but adds up to an entertaining hot pot of wry political commentary and general mischief.
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Village Voice -
Comedy and shifting-allegiances intrigue more than compensate for the dearth of rousing action in this 1920s-set film.
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Slant Magazine -
Let the Bullets Fly is an intentionally overheated and very funny comedy about how the best-laid plans tend to fall apart in spectacular fashion.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
As an allegory on power, corruption and rough justice, it has flashes of intelligence and political acumen.
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Set in China during the Warlords Period of the1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.
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