Bullet In The Head (1990)

Just watched the movie with this title, an old action classic by John Woo from 1990, and it was depressing. Not the kind of depressing that leaves you crying and screaming and tearing your hair out, more like the kind of depressing that makes you... eh... depressed. If you've ever seen Deer Hunter you'll know the kind, and vice versa.

The movie follows a group of friends from Hong Kong to Saigon and back, and it just so happens the Vietnam war is raging on at the same time. Their fight to stay alive tests the limits of their friendship and the values of human life. There's a lot of blood, dust, death and disturbance involved, as with all John Woo movies, and though it's not a film that leaves me with peace of mind, or one that I'd enjoy watching again for the good action scenes (as is the case with a bunch of other John Woo movies), it is a movie I appreciated. Recommended if you're not too weak of heart.

rated 4/5: fo shizzle

posted by Cyber on Saturday, May 15th, 2010 (3:42 PM) in Movies, Reviews.
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► S3C
Monday Jul/9/2018

this is a movie with a COMPLETE story, character development, full plot, twists, everything. And a truly poetic finish. The production quality in this one is rather poor, but there's tons of classic John Woo action, with some brutal scenes. Overall a good watch. Not as good as Hard Boiled and the Replacement Killers IMO tho.
► Cyber
Tuesday Aug/7/2018

Hmm wonder if I really noticed how complete it was there... but indeed, it was done well, low budget or no (the lower it is the more impressive anyway).

Fo rizzel, Replacement Killers dubious, but the Hard Boiled level's definitely hard to get to! :)