A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987) - Hong Kong Movie Review

Erik, the Asian Movie Enthusiast presents:

A review of “A Better Tomorrow 2”, a Hong Kong action flick from 1987 that stars Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek and . . . Chow Yun Fat? It was directed by John Woo and is a sequel to “A Better Tomorrow.”

The following plot synopsis was taken from the website LoveHKFilm: First, a little refresher course: the first film involved the travails of Ho (played by Ti Lung) and Kit (played by Leslie Cheung), two brothers separated by their professions. One’s a slick crook, the other an ambitious cop. As fate would have it, the two joined forces by movie’s end, and along with super-cool gangster Mark (played by Chow Yun-Fat), vanquished the evil crime boss. But their victory had a price.

The sequel follows Ho as he’s freed from prison to infiltrate the inner circle of suspected criminal Lung (played by Dean Shek). Ho agrees to the deal, but only to protect Kit, who is romancing Lung’s cutesy daughter Peggy in an effort to get closer to the big man. Well, somewhere in the process Lung gets set up for the murder of a rival triad. With the help of Ho, the innocent Lung retreats to America. Enter Chow Yun-Fat as Ken, Chinese restaurateur and twin brother of Mark, who nurses the helpless Lung back to health.

Not as good as its predecessor, but it’s entertaining.

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