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The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
Directed by Corey Yuen
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Overview
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Rated R | Length 92 minutes
Actors
Jet Li | Christy Chung | Kent Cheng | Collin Chou | Joey Leung | Wu Wei-Kuo | William Chu Wai-Lim | Wong Kam-Kong | Corey Yuen | Sam Kai-Sen Huang | Wong Wa-Wo | Fong Yue | Leung Kai-Chi | Benny Lai Keung-Kuen | Chan Sek | Wong Chi-Keung | Tat Chiu Lee
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17/2025 | Home Theater | 4K Blu-ray | Owned | 6 stars |
| 03/01/2016 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Not as good as I was hoping. Li’s character is over-the-top serious playing against Kent Cheng’s bumbling, overweight cop and getting romantically entangled with his charge, the fetching Christy Chung. Chung’s character starts out as a sort of spoiled brat chaffing against the constraints of witness protection before falling for Li in a bit of Stockholm Syndrome.
The editing is jarring and the music gets repetitiously annoying pretty quickly. That said there’s still some fun action sequences including a big shootout in an indoor mall and the final fight in the house.
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