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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • A man is shot fatally shot during a shootout in Taiwan. Nothing graphic.
  • A fight involving a gang member, Sung Tse-Kit, his girlfriend, Jackie and Kit's (as well as Sung Tse-Ho's) father. The gang member is fatally stabbed by Jackie but he manages to live long enough to kill Kit's and Ho's father.
  • Mark enters a restaurant and shoots various people. The violence is very bloody and played in slow motion.
  • A man is shot in the leg, crippling him. The scene is graphic.
  • A man is brutally beaten up by gangsters, causing him to spit blood in the air. The scene is played out in slow motion, making the scene agonising to watch.
  • Mark shoots various people outside a parking lot of the banknotes counterfeit printing office.
  • A shootout at a port takes place. People are shot in bloody fashion and in slow motion.
  • A man is seen with an eye-patch with minimal blood.
  • There is a fight scene that occurs in a mechanical garage. Men are seen hitting each other with metal objects, and hitting each other with high impact hits and sound FX. This includes pain, screaming, and some blood.
  • A man is seen being operated. It doesn't last long.
  • A young man is nearly shot in the foot continuously, but it is the ground being shot near his feet.
  • An explosion happens at the last 15 minutes.
  • A young man gets shot in the shoulder. Blood is shown.
  • The last 15 minutes is non-stop gunfight throughout.
  • Level of violence:10/10.
  • As a John Woo production, this film contains scenes of graphic violence. Numerous characters are shot in bloody fashion and is played out in slow motion, prolonging the scenes of their deaths.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Several mentions of drugs. However, there are no drugs or drug use scenes.
  • Some of the characters smoke.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A man gets brutally beaten up.
  • A fight in a mechanic garage occurs as men are seen beating each other with metal objects including high impact hits.
  • The synthetic music make the film very dark in tone.
  • Many shootout scenes.
  • Some arguments.
  • A man is seen with a metal leg after his leg gets shot.
  • Suggested MPAA Rated R for strong bloody violence including disturbing images, language and some drug references.
  • The number of people shot graphically may disturb some viewers.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • In the final shootout, Mark is shot fatally.
  • Ho shoots Shing in retaliation to Mark's death.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The death of Ho's father Sung and Mark is a very sad scene.

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