Born Wild (film)

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Born Wild
BornWild.jpg
Film poster
Traditional 野獸之瞳
Simplified 野兽之瞳
Mandarin Yě Shòu Zhī Tóng
Cantonese Je2 Sau3 Zi1 Tung4
Directed byPatrick Leung
Screenplay byChan Hing-ka
Amy Chin
Produced byChan Hing-ka
Amy Chin
Starring Louis Koo
Daniel Wu
Patrick Tam
Jo Kuk
CinematographyJoe Chan
Fletcher Poon
Edited byChan Kei-hop
Yau Chi-wai
Jeff Cheung
Music byChiu Tsang-hei
Anthony Chue
Production
companies
Distributed byChina Star Entertainment Group
Release date
31 May 2001 (2001-05-31)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box officeHK$1,294,585

Born Wild is a 2001 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Patrick Leung and starring Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Patrick Tam and Jo Kuk.

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Plot

Tan (Louis Koo) and Tide Ho (Daniel Wu) are estranged twin brothers who have fought ever since they were born. Tan was a bright child who was active and outgoing while Tide is the complete opposite, whom was shy and introverted. But in reality, Tide was actually just as bright as Tan but kept it to himself. On his twenty-sixth birthday, Tide receives the news of his brother's death. He then proceeds to investigate Tan's mysterious death. In Tan's house, Tide meets his brother's lover Sandy (Jo Kuk) and best friend Mann (Patrick Tam). Tide eventually discovers that his brother was framed in a boxing fight and was killed during a fight. At the same time, Tide finds himself attracted to Sandy's warmth and fixes himself as the opponent of Tan's murderer and avenge his brother's death.

Cast

Award nomination

Reception

Critical

John Charles, associate editor and film reviewer for Video Watchdog magazine, gave the film four stars out of ten on the website Hong Kong Digital and a negative review citing its tediously overstylized combat sequences, hanging plot threads, and its ludicrous climax. [1]

Love HK Film gave a mixed review writing it as "Well made with some fine performances (Patrick Tam and Jo Kuk), the film also suffers from mind-numbing existentialism and an emotionally-bereft payoff. Smaller parts of Born Wild make it worth seeing, but the whole is questionably above average." [2]

Box office

The film grossed HK$1,294,585 at the Hong Kong box office during its run from 31 May to 27 June 2001 in Hong Kong.

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References

  1. "Hong Kong Digital #86: Born Wild".
  2. "Born Wild film review at LoveHKFilm.com".