Shock Wave 2 – (2020) English

| 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.