Movielogr
Special ID (2013)
Directed by Clarence Yiu-leung Fok
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Overview
A career-long undercover Hong Kong cop is sent to Mainland China when his former protégé becomes the primary suspect in a murder.
Length 98 minutes
Actors
Donnie Yen | Jing Tian | Andy On | Ronald Cheng | Pau Hei-Ching | Collin Chou | Zhigang Yang | Terence Yin | Chi Hung Ng | Zhang Hanyu | Ken Lo | Mak Cheung-Ching | Yan Hua | Tony Ho
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2016 | TV | DVD | Library | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Okay this isn’t a good film but it has enough elements to make it worth viewing. Of course Donnie Yen in the number one reason. He has a few fun fight sequences incorporating a variety of fighting styles. The centerpiece fight is incredible and takes place in throughout the back corridors of a restaurant. He basically destroys a sea of bad dudes.
Jing Tian is another reason. She’s cute and although not a formal martial artist pulls it off well including a well done reversal on one dude and close quarters battle with Andy On inside a moving vehicle (not really moving in filming but in the movie). She also does many of her own stunts but also has a terrific double for the final car chase fight.
Finally the last 20 minutes are full-on with a well-crafted car chase through Hong Kong that is insane (more insane watching them film it during the “making of” video). That ends with a one on one fight with Yen and Andy On.
Outside of those this is pretty standard plot and rather flat story. But those things I’ve noted make this more than watchable. And I have new goal to aspire to; to be in the kind of shape at 50 years old as Donnie Yen is. Damn.
I’ve never seen someone as excited as Yen’s character is to be reinstated as a full-time cop.
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