One Last Dance (2006 film)

One Last Dance
US film poster
Traditional Chinese	茶舞
Simplified Chinese	茶舞
Hanyu Pinyin	Chá Wǔ
Jyutping	Caa4 Mou2
Directed by	Max Makowski
Screenplay by	Max Makowski
Story by	Max Makowski
Produced by	Peter Loehr Titus Ho Chan Pui-yin
Starring	Francis Ng Ti Lung Vivian Hsu Harvey Keitel
Cinematography	Charlie Lam
Edited by	Lawrence Ang
Music by	John Swihart
Production companies	Mediacorp Raintree Pictures Media Development Authority of Singapore The Film Bund Ming Productions Presto Films
Distributed by	Mediacorp Raintree Pictures Golden Village Entertainment
Release dates	25 January 2006 (2006-1-25)(Sundance Film Festival) 22 May 2006 (2006-5-22)(Cannes Film Festival) 25 August 2006 (2006-8-25)(Indie World Film Festival) 11 January 2007 (2007-1-11)(Singapore)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Singapore
Languages	Cantonese Mandarin English

One Last Dance is a 2006 Singaporean crime film written and directed by Max Makowski and starring Francis Ng, Ti Lung, Vivian Hsu and Harvey Keitel. The film was shown in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival as part of the "Tous Les Cinemas du Monde Sidebar" ^[1] before being theatrically released in Singapore on 11 January 2007.

Plot

T (Francis Ng) is Singapore's top class hitman. Every time he receives a red envelope with a name written inside, it means a life will be lost in this world. But he also has his own friendships and romance buried deep inside his heart. Captain (Ti Lung) is T's confidant who plays chess with him by exchanging business cards while Mae (Vivian Hsu), a bartender at TeAmo Bar, is T's beloved.

During a Sunday morning, Mae's olden brother, Ko (Joseph Quek), gives a call to T. Ko was commissioned by his friend Tak to find the son of Italian mafia boss Terrtano (Harvey Keitel). Ko captures three thieves who keep their lips tight and T tortures them to reveal information. After finding Terrtano's son, T kills the three thieves. Unbeknownst to him, one of the thieves is the son of local gang leader, Mr. Sa. Mr. Sa plans to hire T to kill everyone involved in his son's murder, including Ko, Tak, Terranto and even T himself.

Cast

• Francis Ng as T
• Ti Lung as Captain
• Vivian Hsu as Mae
• Harvey Keitel as Terrtano
• Joseph Quek as Ko
• Thomas Lim as Richard
• Sunny Pang as Kai-wing
• Ricky Sim as Nelson
• Wu Kai-Shing as Wong
• Steve Yap as Arthur
• Zhang Xinxiang as Johnathan
• Chen Tianwei as Pui
• Darius Tan as Pei
• Benjamin Yeung as Poi
• Hossan Leong as Treesan
• Zhou Chongqing as Foresan
• Yeo Yann-Yan as Wife
• Quan Xi as Mr. Sa
• Dalton Lau as Red, The Trio #1
• Alan Tay as The Trio #2
• Lawrence Wong as The Trio #3
• Salina Chung as Gu
• Koh Tiang-Choon as Cigarette Vendor
• Boo The Dog as Farting Dog
• Bryan Chen as Sergeant
• Daphne Chia as Ballerina
• Taylor Chia as Ballerina
• Paerin Choa as The Bartender
• Gordan Choy as Guard
• Brendon Fernandez as Muslceman
• Fang Rong as Child
• Edric Hsu as Cop
• Thomas Huang as Guard
• Nelson Hui as Child
• Evan Jin as MRT Security Guard
• Koh Ah-Ne as Flower Lady
• Sherry Kuhara as Blond Asian Woman
• Valerie Lee as Ballerina
• Esther Lim as Ballerina
• Natacia Lim as Child
• Shaun Lim as Child
• Nicole Low as Ballerina
• Poon Kee-Chin as Security Guard
• Reinald Tan as Child
• Tay Kim-Hock as Jo
• Fraser Tong as Child
• Beth Toh as Ballerina
• Cookie Wong as Ballet Teacher
• Henry Wong as Cook
• Wong Keng-Chee as Cook
• Raymond Wong as Asian Elvis
• Raymond Yuen as Cook
• Zee Chia as Model
• Zzren as Rookie Cop

Critical reception

Justin Chang of Variety gave the film a positive review praises lead actor Francis Ng's soulful performance and John Swihart's score. ^[2] Todd Brown of Screen Anarchy praised the film's clever plotting and Ng's performance, but criticizes the film's humor. ^[3] Michael Feraro of Film Threat rated the film a score of 2/5 stating the film is "thrown together in the most undesirable fashion." ^[4]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
8th Newport Beach Film Festival	Jury Award - Best Cinematographer	Charlie Lam	Won
2006 Sundance Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Dramatic	Max Makowski	Nominated

References

1. "One Last Dance - FILM REVIEW".
2. "One Last Dance – Variety". 26 January 2006.
3. "One Last Dance Review". 23 June 2007.
4. "One Last Dance - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .

External links

• One Last Dance at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• One Last Dance at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• One Last Dance at IMDb