(2008) The Sniper

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About

Production: Media Asia
First Release: 24 Mar 2009
Duration: (n/a)
Genre: Action
Role: Mrs Fong (Hak Ming's wife)
Casts: Richie Ren, Edison Chen, Huang Xiao Ming, Michelle Ye, Bowie Lam
Appearance: (n/a)
Screen Captures: 9 items
Official Site: www.mediaasia.com/thesniper/



Trailer



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Summary@ Media Asia

MING (RICHIE JEN) is renowned as the top shooter in the police force. But behind the legend lies a skeleton in the closet: his former teammate and superb marksman CHING (Huang Xiaoming), who was jailed for accidentally killing a hostage, has just been released. With only vengeance in his mind, Ching determines to take on Ming and the police, believing they are the real culprits for his fall.

When a high-security prisoner transfer is sabotaged by a mysterious sniper and a major convict has escaped, Ming and his team are dispatched to profile the suspect. O (EDISON CHEN), the hot-headed rookie on the team, surprises everyone by accurately replicating the suspect’s impossible shots. Ming sees the potential in this youngster and decides to take him under his wing. Yet when O becomes fascinated by Ching and determines to top his shooting skills, he might become another wild card on the loose.

Meanwhile, Ching continues his plan with the largest heist ever in the city. Believing that Ming had withheld key evidence that could free him, Ching decides to lure his target in by holding Ming’s daughter as hostage and re-enacting that fateful day. It is the ultimate showdown amongst three expert snipers in the Hong Kong cityscape?

ABOUT THE FILM

Media Asia proudly presents, a Blue Fiction production, Sniper, a new cop thriller by critically acclaimed director Dante Lam. Principal Shooting commenced in August 2007 with a budget at HK$ 30million.This new breed of action genre film promises to turn the Hong Kong metropolis upside down into a battle field of magnificent shooters.

With three major roles by three outstanding actors from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Richie Jen as Ming, the proficient marksman from Police Force, Edison Chen plays a young gun who never miss a shot and Xiaoming Huang is the legendary sniper with a vengeance. Director Dante Lam comprises the shadowy world of sniper with intelligence of weapons knowledge and the vibe of traditional wushu universe, comes a new blend of cop action thriller that strikes the world with bullet impact.

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Character Introduction
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Mrs. Fong (Richie's wife) who has a daughter. Her daughter will be kidnapped.

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Screen Capture
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[Katniss]

Oh interesting! She plays a mother again? Hehe...but I do like the way she looks at kids, it's adorable. Too bad she didn't pair up with Edison, that would have been interesting. Hopefully her role is bigger.

[joaniemaloney]

Ooh, I think I'll try to watch this too! Can't wait for more news.

[sayuri]

+Me too..... I want to watch this movie...... all the guys are so cute plus Michelle is in it.......

[phthao2212]

Oh, Michelle besides handsome guys. I can't wait to watch some clips with Michelle's appearance.

[Katniss]

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Official Site: www.mediaasia.com/sniper/
Temporary Site: www.mediaasia.com/sniper/test/index.htm

[stars]

Why is Michelle always choosing these sort of films? Why is she always been over-shadowed by the leading actors? This film doesn't look like my sort especially since it has Edison.

[Dots]

EDISON CHEN?? THE SEX SCANDAL OR SOMETHING....

OMG!!!! Can't believe they still ask him to play series. He has lots of criminal records....

Gives me creeps

[Katniss]

Trailer updated. Michelle's not in it.

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Sniper promotion

Michelle Ye, Richie Ren, & Dante Lam attends the 33rd Asian Film awards on March 23, 2009. (appearing together to promote Sniper)



another promotion on 3.24.09

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more promotions

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credits: anutshellreview.blogspot.com/2009/04/sniper-sun-cheung-sau.html

SPOILERS about Michelle's Role (see below in bold).

If not for the picture scandal, this film would have been released about a year ago, and would likely have solidified Edison Chen's position as box office draw given his stellar performance in crime-action flicks like Dog Bite Dog and pop idol fare such as Initial D. But we know what had happened over the span of a year, though I suppose the decision to hold this film back would have helped it in increasing the curiosity surrounding this, given his last / first performance since the scandal. After all, the producers have to make the best out of the situation.

His character in Sniper is a typical Edison Chen persona – young, brash and impatient, toeing the line of the good and possessing that streak of arrogance. As OJ, he aspires to be the top shooter amongst the SDU (Special Duties Unit) Sniper Unit, and is mentored by the team leader Hartman (Richie Ren, who also starred as a sharpshooter in Johnnie To's Exiled) who discovered him during a mission, and is impressed by the upstart. Given the attributes of a sniper – confidence, decisiveness and ruthlessly accurate, egos are swelled and clashes are part of the game, where while it's a team effort, you can't deny those strong individual desire to excel above the rest.

The unfinished business of the earlier generation comes back to haunt the team in the form of the disgraced, and once top shooter Lincoln (Huang Xiaoming), who in a rash, negligent act gets sentenced to imprisonment, and upon release swears revenge on his once buddies. For a moment there was a tussle for the apprentice ala Star Wars style, where the young one found his training under his mentor too stifling and never appreciative of his abilities, and on the other, darker side, becomes seduced by sexier techniques which seem to be the path toward instant results and glory.

But alas the story unfortunately becomes quite fluffy, with the dramatic moments just excuses to string the action sequences together. The runtime under 90 minutes also provided a feeling that the film has been super summarized, given a lot of sub plots being introduced briefly, but never really reaching second base, especially with the relationships of the snipers and the opposite sex. You would wonder why they had even bothered to devote time to this aspect, just to know that the crazed nut Lincoln is terribly infatuated with his girlfriend, OJ's girlfriend is a one scene wonder, and Hartman's estranged wife lies comatose most of the time, waking only to shed tears and raise her voice. I guess in a sniper's life, the only “wife” they take care of, as in the prologue, is their rifle, to protect it with their life or professionally, they're screwed.

Dante Lam's star has been shining rather brightly, and I have enjoyed his recent effort in Beast Stalker. Here, he crafted some wonderful sniper action scenes without resorting too much on the looking-through-the-scope syndrome, striking a balance in being instructional, yet adequately paced to be tension-filled. What I appreciated is his fusion of that psychological element a sniper brings to the table, of the ability of how one man well hidden, and well trained, can take out a platoon or company, because of that element of fear that is introduced. Too bad for the many cardboard supporting villains and victims though, and that strange need to CG some dark clouds and fake lightning to drape many scenes.

Undoubtedly the show belongs to the ensemble cast in oozing machismo as they do battle, but you can't help but to feel that it is Edison who's pulling in the crowds in what could be his last hurrah. In a cruel twist of irony, his character here can't wait to talk to and provide snide remarks to the media, which is a far cry in the real situation he's in now. One can only wonder how things would have turned out if not for that moment of accidental folly.

[Katniss]

more video of that promotion michelle did


This one has an English translator.

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a few screenshots of Michelle from Sniper

[belin]

I want to watch this movie too. It looks so interesting. Did Michelle try to kill herself in the movie?

[Katniss]

Apr 29, 2009 18:36:08 GMT 7 belin said:

I want to watch this movie too. It looks so interesting. Did Michelle try to kill herself in the movie?

Yup, she is sucidal.

YOu guys can watch this in mandarin on tudou

www.tudou.com/programs/view/IuN8Ol6fhho/

I'll upload this movie once it comes out in Canto.