Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Fire of Conscience, Spark of Interest
Leon Lai calls to check on Norelco products at his local Walgreens in Fire of Conscience
Judged solely on the basis of its action sequences, Fire of Conscience is, to my mind, an overwhelming success. From the restaurant shootout to the human bomb showdown to the flaming garage of doom finale, this Dante Lam-directed film contains the kind of tense, teeth-clenching action scenes that make you flinch, groan, and maybe even cheer with every act of violence shown onscreen. While the martial arts choreography of something like Ip Man 2 might be more athletically impressive, the thrills and spills of Fire of Conscience are far more involving.
It’s just too bad the rest of the movie isn’t quite as compelling.