Shock Wave (2017)
Not bad, but there are two huge flaws:
20 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
No.1

When Cheung J.S. played by Andy Lau was shot in the tunnel, it was a very bad wound on one of his legs. Normally, if a guy was shot with a high caliber bullet, the bleeding if not treated by an immediate temporary Tourniquet to stop, the bleeding would not be stopped, the gravity would also play a critical factor; furthermore, if possible, the gunshot wounded leg should be raised higher than the heart to help decreasing the blood pumping out.

When this guy was first shot, he cursed and immediately started limping, then miraculously, he suddenly seemed to recover from the gunshot wound and dashed, zigzagged through the tunnel like nothing happened for a very long distance, then like Andy Lau suddenly realized he should play a wounded guy, he suddenly became limping again. At that moment, we all reacted and cried out: "WTF?!!?"

No. 2

If the movie ended either when the bomb finally inevitably exploded (a bit tipping to the spoiler side?), the firestorm rushed through the tunnel, then it would be perfect. Or, the 2nd better ending like this:

When his lover received his final word (which somehow was another completely ridiculous impossibility), she burst into tears...and the movie just ended there. This ending is not as good as the first one.

But the stupid director and the editor just couldn't let go of it at the right moment, they spent more money on several totally unnecessary scenes, such as the Chief of Police announcing the death toll numbers of the victims, then even became stupider to have a scene of the police funeral ceremony. This is what I must say here: "STUPID!!"
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