Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (The Defender) (The Bodyguard from Beijing) (1994)
Jet Li, Christy Chung, Kent Cheng
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness. Complications arise when the bodyguard and the witness must... (read more) A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness. Complications arise when the bodyguard and the witness must confront their deep feelings for one another.
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Directed by:
Kazuya Konaka,
Corey Yuen
Release Date: Dec 31, 1994
DVD Release Date: Oct 06, 1998
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Early period of Jet Li. The action scenes at the final showdown inside the house is really good. Annoying side actors, weak plot, one dimensional characters...
Weak story, second rate acting, but it has some decent fight scenes. a love of this genre will certainly help its viewing.
Cutesy, well-assembled romantic comedy with action elements has great moments, particularly the antagonism between Jet Li and Christy Chung, but it all unravels in a weird finale that makes a sudden paradigm shift into wire-fu and super-hero martial ... (read more) Cutesy, well-assembled romantic comedy with action elements has great moments, particularly the antagonism between Jet Li and Christy Chung, but it all unravels in a weird finale that makes a sudden paradigm shift into wire-fu and super-hero martial arts. Good, but possibly too Hong Kong for international audiences to fully accept.
The storyline and acting is pretty weak, but the fight choreography is very good and shows some originality. Far better Bodyguard movie than that Costner/Houston dirge!
The action scenes don't quite make up for the very poor dialogue and ropey acting
bit lame story line, but sorta seems like "the body guard" in chinese version
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