Sha Po Lang (SPL)
Sha Po Lang, an actioner produced in 2005 and starring Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Jason Wu-Jing, and Simon Yam.
Set on the eve of Hong Kong’s handover to China, the police force is clearing their cases. Inspector Chan (Simon Yam) is trying to bring a crime lord Wong Po (Sammo Hung) to justice but he had his key witness and escorting police officers killed by Wong Po’s henchman acted by Jason Wu Jing.
Inspector Ma (Donnie Yen) is sent in to take over Inspector Chan’s cases as the later is retiring but Inspector Chan is adamant to nail Wong Po regardless of methods used; including illegal means. Inspector Ma is a stickler for rules and tries to stop Inspector Chan and his men from using illegal means to apprehend Wong Po.
Realising that Inspector Chan and his men are after him, Wong Po sent his killers after the police and he starts stalking and killing them. These action sequences are show cases for Jason Wu Jing’s awesome martial arts skills and finally climax in a long fight scene in a deserted alley. Jason’s fast knife is pitted against Donnie’s extended police baton.
Cast:
- Donnie Yen as Ma Kwan
- Sammo Hung as Wong Po
- Simon Yam as Detective Chan
- Wu Jing as Jack
- Liu Kai Chi as Lok
- Danny Summer as Kwok
- Ken Chang as Lee
Cops killing a cop killer
Wu King killing a cop in a stadium
Wu Jing killing 2 cops in a public plaza
End of Wu Jing the cop killer
End Fight
- Rating: 4 out of 5
Donnie’s picked a better vehicle to showcase his martial arts than that awefully POS Dragon, Tiger, Gate. But in this movie, he is outshone by Jason Wu Jing who put aside his normal heroic roles to play a ruthless killer. Jason’s fast knife is really fast and his normally cute cherubic face had morphed into that of a cold-blooded killer.
For fans of actioners, this Sha Po Lang is a definite MUST-GET.
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Tagged with: Action Sequences • Awefully • Cherubic • Cop Killer • Crime Lord • Donnie Yen • Dragon Tiger Gate • Fight Scene • Handover • Henchman • Heroic Roles • Jack Liu • Jason Wu Jing • Ken Chang • Key Witness • Killing A Cop • Knife Fight • Police Baton • Ruthless Killer • Sammo Hung • Sha Po Lang • Simon Yam • Stickler
Filed under: Hongkong Movies
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