| Action, Crime, Thriller |
Director: Herman Yau
Producer: Andy Lau
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 24, 2020 Limited
Runtime: 2h
Shock Wave 2 is a 2020 Hong Kong-Chinese action film written and directed by Herman Yau, produced by and starring Andy Lau. The film is a standalone sequel in-title-only to the 2017 film, Shock Wave, featuring a new storyline and characters.
The movie may be set in the bomb disposal world, it’s a sequel in name only. Also returning as producer, Lau plays an entirely new character. A series of tense scenes inform us that he is big-hearted and good at his job — he is even kind to cats. But his morale is challenged when he loses most of his leg in an explosion, and later falls into a coma. Waking to discover that he’s suspected of terrorism by his former police colleagues, he’s also amnesic and turns to his ex-girlfriend, Poon Ling (Ni Ni), to help fill in the blanks. But it’s no easy task, and terrorists continue to target Hong Kong landmarks.
For all its plot confusion, Shock Wave 2 delivers two key elements that it promises: escapism and explosions.
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