“John Woo’s new film is a revenge thriller with such a predictable plot that one can imagine the first multicellular organisms distributing an electrochemical version of it to each other through osmosis. It’s also one of Woo’s best, and one of the most deliriously cinematic movies of the year [featuring cinematography by Sharone Meir]. If ever there were a movie that demonstrated the idea that the telling matters more than the tale, it’s this one.”

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