In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)



	In the Line of Duty 4		Return to Review Archive - I
	AKA:	Witness	Cynthia Khan and friend
	Year:	1989
	Director:	Yuen Woo-Ping
	Producer:	Stephen Shin Gei-Yin
	Cast:	Cynthia Khan, Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Michael Wong Mun-Tak, Michael Woods, Yuen Yat-Choh, Liu Kai-Chi
	The Skinny:	Some of the best brawling action you'll ever see out of Hong Kong.
	Review by Kozo:	Excellent action picture from Yuen Woo-Ping features Cynthia Khan and Donnie Yen at their brawling best. They two play Seattle cops who track an escaped suspect to Hong Kong and get involved in stopping some dirty drug dealing and other assorted cover-up crimes. It turns out that this suspect actually witnessed a murder by a U.S. drug kingpin. Michael Wong is dubbed heavily as their U.S. cohort, who’s entrusted with bringing the witness back to the United States. The fights in this film are top-notch. Donnie Yen and Cynthia Khan are both terrific, with Yen edging Khan due to the fact that he had no apparent stunt doubles. Khan does some impressive stunts, but sometimes she looks just a bit too muscular, if you get my meaning. Michael Wong uses stunt doubles too, but it’s all forgivable, because damn if these aren’t some of the best stunt doubles around. The fact that people can actually walk after the beatings they take in this movie are beyond me. Sure, the plot and story aren’t given much attention, but this is a kung-fu fan’s dream. In movies like these, just be glad that the plot doesn’t slow the movie down. (Kozo 1998)
	Availability:	DVD (Hong Kong) Region 0 NTSC Universe Laser Widescreen Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 Removable English and Chinese Subtitles
		DVD (USA) Region 1 NTSC Fox Home Entertainment 16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen Cantonese and English Language Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1 Removable English Dubtitles Trailers

		image courtesy of Universe Laser & Video Co., Ltd.
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