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The
Wrath of Silence |
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Year: |
1994 |
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Director: |
Frankie
Chan Fan-Kei |
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Cast: |
Anita Yuen Wing-Yee,
Takeshi Kaneshiro
(Gum Sing-Mo), Tan Lap-Man,
Maggie Siu Mei-Kei,
Emily Kwan Bo-Wai,
Kui Hoi-Lun, Frankie
Chan Fan-Kei, Ha
Ping, Mars |
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The
Skinny: |
When
good stars make incredibly bad movies, the result is
Wrath of Silence. Furthermore, once you've seen
this film you'll wish Dragonball never existed. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
There
must be some people out there who wanted to see a teaming
of Anita Yuen and Takeshi Kaneshiro, and now their wish
has been granted! Sadly, the resulting mess isn't a
memorable movie of any sort. Instead, it's Wrath
of Silence, a Category III schlockfest featuring
some truly egregious references to the Dragonball
craze.
Anita is Kwong Mei-Chi, a mortuary
beautician who has a retarded sister. Said sister is
a massive Dragonball fan and spends her time
acting (badly) like she's in the cartoon. Sadly, she
gets raped and murdered (in uncomfortably graphic detail)
by a roving psychopath. All clues point to psychiatrist
Patrick Ko (Takeshi Kaneshiro), and despite his claims
of innocence, Mei-Chi believes he's the bad guy. She
attempts to kill him in various entertaining ways, including
poison, knife, crossbow, and more. Amazingly, those
sequences provide about 90% of the film's entertainment
value. Meanwhile, the real rapist/killer/bastard (Tan
Lap-Man) befriends her.
Despite a few suspenseful
moments, this routine thriller is essentially a waste
of time. Aside from the questionable content, the characters
lack any real likability. Surprisingly, this classification
extends to Anita Yuen, who is normally anything but
unlikable. Only Takeshi Kaneshiro and Maggie Siu (as
the requisite female cop) are worth watching, but that's
not a film recommendation. It's more like a "if
you must watch this movie then pay attention to these
two people." Really, our hope is that you stay
far, far away from Wrath or Silence. (Kozo 1996) |
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courtesy of Tai Seng Video Marketing, Inc.
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