Wolf Pack

Wolf Pack is an international action thriller coming out of the Chinese film market. A young doctor is kidnapped by a group of, seemingly, heartless mercenaries and enlisted into service.

As the facts come to light we learn that the doctor's enlistment is not random and the mercenaries not so heartless. The unwinding of the secret of their connection is set against the backdrop of an international terrorist conspiracy that the group must diffuse in order to save the lives of millions of civilians.

This is a fun and fast moving action film. It has plenty of action, combat fighting, special effects, and gun violence. However, it also has many of themes of similar Chinese action films. Themes of brotherhood, patriotism, and just cause are interwoven throughout the fabric of this fun film.

While the film is not a top tier action film it is highly watchable. The dynamics of the "A Team" like mercenaries, and their "more than meets the eye" personality make the movie better than the sum of its parts.

The film is in Mandarin with English Subtitles.

The storyline is pretty generic, with a squad engaged in overseas security work against terrorist attacks. We have seen quite a number of the same kinds of movies over the years. As such, I don't see anything great or new out of it.

The pace is alright, with actions almost every 10 minutes to keep you awake all the way.

The actions are rather flat, plain, and NO BIG DEAL! If you wish to see new tactical attacks, weapons, and actions, I m afraid that you will be disappointed badly. Because what is presented is almost identical to what you would have seen in any Hollywood film 5 years ago!

The character development is fair. Of all the characters, the female is the most outstanding, while the rest are just playing a flat role, without much 'remembering points'. Somehow I do not see the synergy or x-factor within the team that made me like them!

A few weaknesses that I picked up are:

Firstly, some parts are pretty predictable! You will roughly know either this or that will be sacrificed during the operation, and true enough..! Ha!!

Secondly, the acting skills of Aarif Lee are so STIFF and unnatural! He is NOT the material for this movie!! Also, his role is rather EXTRA and unnecessary! The sentimental value between him and his dad, or Max Chang and his dad. Is so vague, and meaningless!

Thirdly, the fight scene between the 2 females is rather iconic and "embarrassing"! The female villain looks so tough and strong! BUT she was defeated easily! I turned to my friend beside with my two hands open + thousand and one questionmarks in my mind.. "What???"

Finally, the ending is so "FAILED"! I expect to see some exciting and challenging operations at the end, BUT... again.. I open my 2 hands with my mouth open, looking at my fren beside.. "What??" again!!!!

Well, I gave 4/10. It's truly a disappointment! I love Max Chang (Zhang Jin), BUT he doesn't shine and add much value to this movie at all! Overall, it's quite a failed + forgettable movie!

Like this movie. The crib is well filmed the fights are frenetic yet very watchable. If you like action. Give this a watch. The story is easy to follow. But. If all you want is a good time action flick where you can shut your brain off. This is it. The choreography is nice. The dialogue. As far as the subtitles go. Are good. You can understand what's going on. A lot of times, these movies localization is confusing. Not in. This case. It is easy to follow. You tend to care about the characters and their motivations. I'm starting to think, other countries are now making movies to entertain, while 80 percent of American Hollywood movies are made to push a message and DEI. It is frustrating. Just entertain me. If I want to be preached to. I'll watch a documentary.