The Furious

‘The Furious’: How They Shot the Crazy Fight Scenes and Ending Brawl

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‘The Furious’: How They Shot the Crazy Fight Scenes and Ending Brawl

While the premise of “The Furious” is simple — a father named Wang Wei (Xie Miao) must find his daughter after she is kidnapped by a child trafficking ring — it’s the springboard for a nonstop flurry of action. Kenji Tanigaki’s Hong Kong epic, which opens in American theaters today via Lionsgate Films, stars some of the world’s … Read more

‘The Furious’ Review: A Stunningly Choreographed Hong Kong Actioner

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‘The Furious’ Review: A Stunningly Choreographed Hong Kong Actioner

A quartet of screenwriters is credited in Kenji Tanigaki‘s “The Furious,” but just a single action choreographer: If you’ve ever doubted the adage that two heads (or indeed four) are better than one, here’s your validation. No one could accuse those scribes of working overtime in devising the barely-there plot and barely-care dialogue for this … Read more