John Carter

Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.

"...Animation alum making his first foray into a live-action Hollywood blockbuster (the first was Brad Bird's Mission: Impossible –..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Face/Off

Exhilarating performances from Cage and Travolta, as well as Woo's tremendously enjoyable action set-pieces make this a very entertaining action film.

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Windtalkers

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater, Peter..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Silent Night

The action's too familiar in John Woo's gimmicky revenge flick

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi, Catalina..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Broken Arrow

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis and..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

A Better Tomorrow II

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Chung, Ti Lung and..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hard Boiled

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Philip Chan, Bowie..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love and Death in Saigon

"...with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, who starred opposite Chow in John Woo's Hard Boiled) in what is actually A Better..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Better Tomorrow

Woo's crime drama is one of the signature films of the Hong Kong cinema.

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Ti Lung...."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Replacement Killers

"...the impression they were about to see a new John Woo movie. Bet it didn't take 'em long to..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Corruptor

"...Kong and under the direction of auteurs such as John Woo and Stanley Kwan, he consistently turned in breathtaking..."

March 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Firestorm

"...Hall of Fame standing, but Long (last seen in John Woo's Broken Arrow) exudes a kind of lightweight John..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

"...a past success within the genre. (I wonder what John Woo and William Friedkin think of this guy?) Despite..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The God of Gamblers

"...Hong Kong's second-highest-grossing film of all time (somewhere behind John Woo, I suspect) is a remarkable amalgamation of gambling,..."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Mask

"...popcorn editing, and enough spent shell casings to give John Woo a run for his money. Produced by UT..."

May 21, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Hit

"...Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine, Lela Rochon, China Chow, Elliot Gould and Antonio Sabata..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dragons Forever

"...polluted by the local chemical company. Hung tries to woo the woman (Pauline Yeung) by moving in next door..."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Full Contact

"...While it may lack the self-assured, stylistic integrity of John Woo's films, this recent Hong Kong import more than..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Triad Election

When the time comes for an aging gangster godfather in Hong Kong to step down, a bloody battle for control ensues in this vivid story about thug life.

"...Directed by: Johnnie To. Starring: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Cheung..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Mission: Impossible III

It's all poppycock, of course, but done with great vim, vigor, and flair.

"...this orgiastic action franchise (after Brian De Palma and John Woo), both recognizes that fact and milks it for..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Le Samourai

Fedoras and trench coats. Film noir in cool blues and greens. Melville's 1967 film is the real deal.

"...existed Jef Costello. Directors such as Quentin Tarantino and John Woo have always been quick to credit the influence..."

May 30, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eastern Condors

"...Kam-Po. Starring: Yasuaki Kurata, Billy Chow, Dick Wei, Yuen Woo-Ping, Hsaio Ho, Yuen Wah, Haing S. Ngor, Lam Ching-Ying,..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Dr. Lamb

"...tickling them with repulsive black humor à la early John Waters. Based on a horrifying, true story, the film..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Asian Connection

"...the work of high-profile Hong Kong-bred artists such as John Woo, Chow Yun-fat, Samo Hung, and Jackie Chan, movies..."

Jan. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Gonin

"...to have had their fill of the works of John Woo, Tsui Hark, and other Hong Kong action directors,..."

April 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

As Tears Go by

"...number of similar pictures made in the wake of John Woo's seminal 1986 trendsetter A Better Tomorrow. Nevertheless, As..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Assassins

"...making me, for one, wonder what a director like John Woo or Walter Hill might have been able to..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Lover of the Last Empress

"...NC-17). The shamelessly parasitic Wong, leaving behind his recent John Woo imitations, here opts to cop the style of..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

A Taste of Killing and Romance

"...a Woman), who, not unlike the title assassin in John Woo's The Killer, have a strict code of ethics,..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Quick and the Dead

"...Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lance Henricksen, Woody Strode and Pat Hingle. There is, regrettably, precious little..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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