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Mr. Six (2015)

Directed by Guan Hu

Drama | Crime

Overview

Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley.  One day Six’s son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.

Rated PG-13 | Length 134 minutes

Actors

Feng Xiaogang | Xu Qing | Zhang Hanyu | Kris Wu | Li Yifeng | Liu Hua | Liang Jing | Bai Ju-Gang | Yu Hewei | Lian Yiming | Yuxian Shang | Jiang Shan | Lenox Lu | Zongxiang Guan | Ning Hao | Tao Zeru | Du Jun | Zhang Yi | Yishan Zhang | Fa Zhiyuan | Pang Guochang | Tong Lei | Zhang Bohan | Kim Yomi | Wang Zhen | Li Taiyan | Haixing Ji | Wang Sheng | Benson Wang | Wang Jiaqiang | Yansong Zhao | Jiang Yiyi | Yin Li | 余皑磊 | Guo Jingfei | Zhang Luyi | Zhao Yi | Tian Liang | Roy Wang | Karry Wang | Jackson Yee | Batu Ying | Wu Jinyan | Ma Shuliang | Xiaoguang Hu | Xiao Yanbo | 刘云龙

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
12/24/2015Movie ScreenDigitalTheater7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Not at all the kind of movie I was expecting. This is more like a man on a mission flick. In this case it’s a father trying to save his son from some rich punks. Complications ensue that leads to an emotional finale.

Took me a while to get on board after a slow build up but I can see how that’s needed to establish these characters. There is a decision made late in the movie that would have been the easy way to go given the situation but of course the movie is not gonna go that way. I’m okay with that since it got me all teary eyed in the final sequence.

I think the movie is worth it for that alone but this is also a good “old versus new” story about adhering to values and code. Definitely won me over. Really like this cast too.

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