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It has been a very long while since last time I 'wowed' a suspense movie, and I am so glad the wait is over. Lost in the Stars takes suspense to the extreme, and even beyond. No matter if you guess it right or not, you will enjoy the process of finding the answer - isn't that suspense all about? With that said, Lost in the Stars has many a twists that lead to a surprise for closure.

The movie started with a missing person case, the wife of the lead character, He Fei (Zhu Yilong), vanished into thin air, during their trip to southeast Asia. He Fei desperately tried to find his wife, and suffered dearly, only to face a stranger (Janice Man) who insisted being his wife. He Fei found himself entangled in a web of plots and conspiracies, or did he really? Of course, there was a second as beautiful woman, Chen Mai (Ni Ni), who was capable of everything, came to rescue, or did she really? So, fasten your seatbelt and you will need it. There will be ups and downs, twists and turns.

Director/producer Chen Sicheng, known for his suspense crime movies, such as Sheep Without a Shepherd, brought forth another classic. For a story following a main character, we have a 50-50 chance of getting it right, for he is most likely either 'innocent' or 'bad'. However, this suspense dug into something deeper than that, taking a serious look at human nature and relationships.

We are often under the impression that suspense movies are mostly 'commercially oriented', acting may not be their 'big thing'. Well, not necessarily. Looking back there were plenty of award-worthy/winning performances in history, just to name a few, Edward Norton in Primal Fear, Kevin Spacey in the Usual Suspect, Nicole Kidman in the Others... - I know, it has been a good while. Again, I am glad the wait is over. For people who know a little bit about Zhu Yilong, you may remember his leading role in Un Certain Regard selected Only the River Flows at Canne Film Festival that just wrapped. It is safe to say he only chooses 'acting-worthy' or 'acting-challenging' characters. He Fei is no exception, if not an 'extreme'. There are many faces of the character, where he was a loving husband, an abused tourist, a doubtful client, a person with a neural disorder, and more, or was he really any of the above? Zhu Yilong gave a convincing performance, not only fully developed, but also multiple layered, for each face this guy had. There was a very difficult facial twitch that likely will be symbolic (you can try to see how difficult it is), however that's only the surface. Human nature's complexity was portrayed with depth and power, that leaves the audience to ponder and reflect.

No matter you are just in for a good thrill, or you look for inspiration and thought provoking complexities, you will enjoy this ride.

I liked most Tom Cruise's movies. I liked Top Gun. However Top Gun Maverick did not work for me. First it is kind of slow. Many years have passed, movies are moving faster, at least action movies. A lot of tribute to the original, a little too much. Second the story is not as captivating. Not sure about other viewers, my attention wondered, especially with sort of similar characters compared to the original. Third, the younger generation characters are not that interesting, cliched, I hate to say. I guess if you have never watched the original and has an average mediocre expectation, you may like it.

If you watched John Wick 1-3, you know what to do. If you enjoyed them, likely you will again. At least that's what I did. I turned on my John Wick mode, watching it as a computer game and not taking it slightly for real, and it was up to the expectations.

The legend continued. The plot managed to get simpler but worked out. The cinematography was impressive. Lots of beautiful scenes from Japan and Paris. The bronzed tone with cooler blue or blushed highlights gave pretty visuals, tuning down and contrasting the brutal fighting sequences (which I did have to close my eyes).

Keanu Reeves is as legendary himself. I have watched many of his movies and he does not fail. To be fair there is not too much acting, but the fighting and all are as good as it gets. I watched Donnie Yen for years, great martial art actor. Yeah he probably had some work done to his face but so what. Bravo to both actors, who are doing great fighting scenes at their age of getting close to 60.

Overall as a John Wick fan, the final chapter gave a satisfactory closure. Nicely done.