Let the Bullets Fly (2010) (DVD) (US Version)
Three major stars compete in an intense battle of wits in actor-director Jiang Wen’s Let the Bullets Fly. Successfully integrating his unique dark sense of humor into a commercial blockbuster, Jiang has created a smart, entertaining action comedy with dialogue that fly faster than bullets and a story filled with unpredictable twists. A Chinese take on the “Good, Bad, Ugly” formula of the Spaghetti Western genre, Bullets stars Jiang as “The Good”, a bandit who becomes the new mayor of a lawless town, Chow Yun Fat as “The Bad”, the crime lord who won’t give up power without a fight, and Ge You as “The Ugly”, an opportunist with a loose sense of loyalty. Let the Bullets Fly also co-stars Carina Lau (Detective Dee), Aloys Chen (Painted Skin), and Zhou Yun (The Sun Also Rises).
Released in the competitive 2010 yearend slot in Mainland China against Feng Xiaogang’s If You Are the One 2 and Chen Kaige’s Sacrifice, Let the Bullets Fly was as popular in Chinese cinemas as it was on Internet discussion forums. Packed with satiric commentary and opened to multiple ways of interpretation, Bullets sparked hot debates in both Mainland China and Hong Kong, as audiences and scholars attempted to decode its hidden agendas, social criticisms, and possible alternate fates for its characters. One of the highest-grossing Chinese-language films ever in China, Let the Bullets Fly a unique Chinese blockbuster that’s not to be missed.
China, 1919. Bandit Scarface Zhang (Jiang Wen) leads his posse in a fatal train robbery that leaves only Tang (Ge You), a rich man who buys governorships all over China, and his wife (Carina Lau) alive. To save his life, Tang lies that he was only accompanying the new major of Goose Town. Looking for a big payday, Zhang assumes the governorship and turns Goose Town upside down. The problem is that order is created by the town crime lord Huang Si Lang (Chow Yun Fat), and he is not ready to lose his iron grip. Soon, Huang and Zhang are outwitting each other in a violent game, with Tang constantly shifting allegiance to protect his own skin..
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