Movie Review

Exiled (2007)

EW's GRADE
C

Details Limited Release: Aug 31, 2007; Rated: R; Length: 113 Minutes; Genres: Crime, Foreign Language; With: Francis Ng and Anthony Wong

MAGNUM FORCED Johnnie To\'s gangster flick Exiled is more interested in faux cool than genuine heat
MAGNUM FORCED Johnnie To's gangster flick Exiled is more interested in faux cool than genuine heat

Exiled, by noted director Johnnie To (Triad Election), is one of those wearisome Hong Kong action movies where characters engage in Mexican standoffs not so much to ratchet up excitement or generate tension but rather to look cool for as long as possible. To's main characters — a pack of childhood friends-turned-gangsters on opposite sides of the gun, posed more than once to look like the guys from The Wild Bunch — make unloading their weapons look like an especially silly form of interpretative dance.

Originally posted Aug 29, 2007 Published in issue #952 Sep 07, 2007 Order article reprints

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