Accident

"Accident" is a Mystery - Thriller movie in which we follow a group of assassins who stage accidents to eliminate their targets. The leader of the group whose meticulously planned operations begin to unravel after a botched mission.

I liked this movie because it was very interesting, engaging and it had a nice atmosphere. The interpretation of Louis Koo who played as Ho Kwok-fai was very good and the supporting cast was competent, but they didn't reach Koo's interpretation. The movie was intriguing and its reliance on a methodical plot and action sequences worked perfectly. In addition, visually was sleek and stylish, with strong cinematography and enhanced psychological intensity. In conclusion, I have to say that "Accident" is a well-crafted thriller with plenty of tension and suspense, and I recommend you to watch it.

This Hong Kong crime drama is centred on a group of assassins who specialise in murders that look like accidents. They are Ho Kwok-fai, aka 'The Brain'; 'Fatty'; 'The Woman' and 'Uncle'. So far these murders have never been suspected as anything other than accidents but they know that one mistake could lead to them all being investigated. Their latest job is carefully planned but something goes wrong... a bus careers out of control, just misses The Brain and kills Fatty. Was it just an accident or is somebody trying to eliminate The Brain using his own methods. He quickly become convinced that it is the latter. Is he paranoid or is somebody really out to kill him?

One might expect a Hong Kong crime drama to be full of martial arts, shooting and exciting chases; this is different though. It eschews such things, instead opting for a '70s style paranoid thriller where the protagonist isn't sure what is happening but still struggles to stop what might be happening. This approach keeps the tension high as we don't know who can be trusted. Mostly it is gripping but one does occasionally have to suspend ones disbelief... solar eclipses are not surprise events they can be predicts centuries in advance! The cast is solid; I especially liked Louis Koo's performance as The Brain. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of Hong Kong films looking for something a bit different.

These comments are based on watching the film in Cantonese with English subtitles.

Accident might just be the most refined and intelligent piece of Hong Kong cinema since 2002's Infernal Affairs. The film probably won't prove as popular with mainstream audiences due to its almost meditative, slow-burn pacing - but for anyone with an interest in inventive genre cinema, Soi Cheang's newest outing is a must-see.

Taking its cues from Jean-Pierre Melville, Accident revolves around a group of assassins who stage their murders like accidents. The group is led by Brain (Louis Koo in a career-defining performance), who grows increasingly paranoid when one of the group's accidents goes awry and kills another member.

Thankfully, while the actual "accidents" are impressive and cleverly put together, Soi Cheang doesn't make the mistake of letting gimmicky set pieces dominate his film. Instead, Accident becomes a fascinating character study of a man who gradually destroys himself through paranoia and guilt. As such, the film largely depends on Louis Koo's performance - and what a performance it is; with this film, Koo finally deserves to be elevated from the hotpot of mediocre HK-popstars-cum-actors people used to include him in.

Add to this an elegiac score by Xavier Jamaux, elegant cinematography and you end up with the most compelling film to come out of Asia in the past 2 years.

If there is any problem to be found in this, it's that Accident is purely a Milkyway Image film, not a Soi Cheang film. Anyone hoping to find the director's trademark relentlessness here will be disappointed - although it could be argued some of the nihilism found in works like Dog Bite Dog was carried over into Accident's finale.

A paid killer kills the target with the help of his team and make it looks like accident..at one stage he face the bad situation and tries to getrid of it.. Must watch movie..!!

I'm not sure what to make of this movie. It's not a long film, and so repeat viewings may make people appreciate its intricacies more. The film revolves around a small tight-knit group of assassins who work by killing their victims in ways that would appear to have been purely an accident, the "accident" being decidedly gruesome once executed.

Led diligently by a straight-forward highly intelligent man they call "Brains", they work to ensure no trace can lead the deaths to themselves. When the tables are turned and a member is killed, the focus closes on "Brain" who struggles to find out what has happened and gone wrong, and who is out to get them.

It's a moody film and uses the claustrophobic HK atmosphere well. One problem is that it's hard to decipher all that is happening from one viewing. It can get ponderous and confusing. The acting is generally very good and the action of the deaths very well done, but it doesn't compensate for the lack of clarity. Then again maybe it wasn't meant to be a tidy film and that is the point.

Overall, I thought it was okay and interesting enough. Maybe with some more work and time on the script then it could have become far better. Not bad, but just not great.