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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.
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- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 4 nominations au total
Chow Yun-Fat
- Red Bean Puddin - Joe
- (as Chow Yun Fat)
Fung Woo
- Mr. Cheung
- (as Wu Fung)
Pierre-Yves Burton
- Mr. Le Bond
- (as Pierre Yves Burton)
Declan Wong
- Magician Henchman
- (as Declan Michael Wong)
Leila Kong
- Young Red Bean - Young Cherie
- (as Lina Kong)
Douglas Kung
- Chow's Henchman
- (non crédité)
John Woo
- Stanley Wu
- (non crédité)
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Taking a break from his heavier Heroic Bloodshed titles of lead characters dying (The Killer, Bullet in the Head, A Better Tomorrow Trilogy) , John Woo returns back to genre which he branded his own with a more playful subject:
Two brothers and their sister (raised under a strict art thief father) clear the debt they owe their father by engaging in high-risk heists. A High Valued French painting is believed to be cursed , whomever attempts to steal the painting dies. This Super-Valued Painting , along with a hidden triangle of love between the three con-artist , are the main themes of the movie
And of course , it features some high class gun-fu featuring Leslie Cheng doing Tom Cruise stunt flips before Tom Cruise was even a thing
Two brothers and their sister (raised under a strict art thief father) clear the debt they owe their father by engaging in high-risk heists. A High Valued French painting is believed to be cursed , whomever attempts to steal the painting dies. This Super-Valued Painting , along with a hidden triangle of love between the three con-artist , are the main themes of the movie
And of course , it features some high class gun-fu featuring Leslie Cheng doing Tom Cruise stunt flips before Tom Cruise was even a thing
Chow Yun Fat, Leslie Cheung and Cherie Chung make an attractive trio of art thieves who are double-crossed by gangsters after pulling off a job. Naturally they plot revenge. The story emphasis here is on elaborate and suspenseful heists being played out, and on charming banter amongst the main trio of characters, with the violent gun action largely reserved for the finale. The tone is lighter than most of Woo's film of this period, and the characters are more enjoyable. The glossy look reminds the viewer of the elaborate heist movies in vogue in the middle 60s, such as The Pink Panther or Topkapi and this one is similarly enjoyable time-passer.
Once A Thief is the first collaboration between John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat after their hugely successful THE KILLER. The movie is about three art thieves that want to still just ONE more picture before they retire. As always it is rather predictable that something very dramatic will happen, but you`ll have to see the movie to find out exactly what. Once a Thief can be called a romantic violence-comedy. The actionscenes are nicely directed, but you won`t be blown away by them as by those in THE KILLER. I don`t like many of the jokes in Once A thief. I think most of them are rather corny and just plain stupid. This is a nice example, where a Hong-kongfilm is TOO weird for a Western audience to really appriciate. But I`m sure that Eastern fans will love it to bits, I didn`t. Worth a look though, and a million times better than the EXTREMELY POOR American re-make from 1996. 7,5/10
Once a thief how it was originally conceived by John Woo. And although it was nice that they let him remake(remade) his own work (but sadly for a TV audience as an appetizer for a TV show), this still is the real deal!
Chow Yun Fat is captivating as ever, but you also have the great Leslie Cheung, who sadly took his own life a few years ago. But roles like this one make him unforgettable. Overall the movie is a little bit lighter than your average John Woo film, although that doesn't mean you won't recognize it as one! Normally this shouldn't be the first John Woo film you watch, but even if so, it doesn't matter, because you will enjoy it either way! :o) (at least that's what a Woo fan like me is saying/thinking!)
Chow Yun Fat is captivating as ever, but you also have the great Leslie Cheung, who sadly took his own life a few years ago. But roles like this one make him unforgettable. Overall the movie is a little bit lighter than your average John Woo film, although that doesn't mean you won't recognize it as one! Normally this shouldn't be the first John Woo film you watch, but even if so, it doesn't matter, because you will enjoy it either way! :o) (at least that's what a Woo fan like me is saying/thinking!)
It's a good caper with some nice tension and action. Better acting than you would expect in a movie like this.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe time elapsed between the first day of shooting and the first public screening of the finished film was ten weeks.
- GaffesWhen Joe and Cherie are driving behind the truck, that is transporting the paintings (including their marked one), you can clearly see the rope holding the car of Joe and Cherie close to the truck during the stunt scene.
- Citations
Red Bean Pudding: Did I make you waste your tears over me?
- Versions alternativesAll German versions, including the TV-Version, are cut.
- ConnexionsEdited from Le scorpion rouge (1988)
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- Once a Thief
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Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 33 397 149 HKD
- Durée
- 1h 48min(108 min)
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1
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