The Crash

Original title: Ching yan

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A traffic accident changed their lives forever. In capturing wanted criminal Zhang Yidong, Sergeant Tang Fei (Nicholas Tse) was involved in a gunfight and car accident that put the criminal ... Read allA traffic accident changed their lives forever. In capturing wanted criminal Zhang Yidong, Sergeant Tang Fei (Nicholas Tse) was involved in a gunfight and car accident that put the criminal in a coma. But in the process he also crippled an fellow officer, and mistakenly shot dead... Read allA traffic accident changed their lives forever. In capturing wanted criminal Zhang Yidong, Sergeant Tang Fei (Nicholas Tse) was involved in a gunfight and car accident that put the criminal in a coma. But in the process he also crippled an fellow officer, and mistakenly shot dead the elder daughter of public prosecutor and single mother Gao Min (Zhang Jingchu). Unable... Read all

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6.8/10

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Awards
- 10 wins & 12 nominations total

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Nicholas Tse

Tong Fei

Jingchu Zhang

Ann Gao
(as Jing Chu Zhang)

Nick Cheung

Hung King

Pu Miao

Kai-Chi Liu

Philip Keung

Cheung Yat-Tung
(as Ho Man Keung)

Jing-Hung Kwok

Michael
(as Jing Hung Kwok)

Sherman Chung

Christy

He Zhang

Thomas

Suet-yin Wong

Ling
(as Suet Yin Wong)

Sum-yin Wong

Yee
(as Sum Yin Wong)

Ga-Leung Chan

Rookie
(as Ka Leong Chan)

Kim-Fai Che

Police Tactical Unit Officer
(as Kim Fai Che)

Kwok-Wai Cheung

Fai
(as Accord Cheung)

Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung

Judge Lee
(as Tung Joe Cheung)

Yiu-Wing Chin

Restaurant cashier

Esther Kwan

Li
(voice)

June Lam

Baking instructor

Director
- Dante Lam
Writers
- Dante Lam
- Wai-Lun Ng
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8gabridl

Chilling political commentary

This is the best Hong Kong cop thriller I have seen since "Infernal Affairs" and "Triad Election." All three films suggest critiques of Mainland China's relationship to Hong Kong chilling enough to raise them to a level of art. I expect a remake soon, although I don't think it will be as good as "The Departed."

For those with no interest or awareness in contemporary Chinese politics, "Beast Stalker" works perfectly well as a thriller. But with a little reflection many contemporary Chinese films like this can be decoded as profound commentaries on the current situation in China every bit as trenchant as Sixth Generation dramas. This is a golden age of Chinese cinema. Don't underestimate what you see.

6edchin2006

Better than Average

A better than average H.K. thriller - even with the "Over the top" acting and special effects.

With the usual convoluted plot and moral high ground for the "good guys", it seemed it might be a tight squeeze to tie up all the loose ends by the end of the picture. But, in the end, everything is nicely bundled and the emotional resolution is accompanied by the satisfaction of knowing how all the principals fit together.

There may be a remake by Tarentino, but he'll be hard pressed to find a kid as cute as the one in this flick. (All the kids are cute in this one!)

7lasttimeisaw

Cinema Omnivore - The Beast Stalker (2008) 7.3/10

"Hong Kong action flick specialist Dante Lam's one-two punch THE BEAST STALKER and THE STOOL PIGEON are essentially manufactured by the same team. Both wrestle with the guilt conscience of police officers, one for his own accidental doing, the other over his maneuver towards at-risk informants, they are exemplars of Hong Kong cinema in the noughties, recruiting actors from mainland China into the indigenous milieu, and striving for a morally correct guidance (both are requisites to secure a lucrative Chinese market release)."

read my full review on my blog: cinema omnivore, thanks.

9mohdnurhafifimastakin

Top top movie

Great film with lots of emotional scene. You're going to love the movie once you watch it

8RNJ97

Finally A Good Thriller

Many Hong Kong thrillers suffer from over styled over produced (by Hong Kong standard) and over acting. I feel like this one has none of those and it has a good story and direction to back everything up. Nick Tse is a pretty boy but this flick he plays a man all right. The film was released in 2008 and I just caught it in 2020. I have no expectation after seeing too many thoughtless glossy productions, but this one is an exception and a pleasant surprise.