Nightfall (2012) (Blu-ray Review)
Director: Chow Hin Yeung Roy
Starring: Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Shawn Dou
Rated: UR/Region: A/1:85/1080p/Number of disc: 1
Available from Well Go USA
He is a Hong Kong celebrity – a master pianist, adored, sought after by many, an upcoming concert leaving audiences enthralled. He is dead. Found floating in the ocean, embittered and jaded detective Lam (Simon Yam) is called in to find the murderer. Lam quickly identifies a killer from the past – a brutal man just released from prison (Nick Cheung) with possible ties to the family. But what Lam surmises as a clear-cut case of revenge gets murkier, the more he investigates. Suspicion, facts, and the truth become harder, the closer he looks.What unfolds is a crime from the past. 20 years of lies, and a secret so shocking it threatens to pull the entire case down. Who is the victim and who is the killer? From the director of MURDERER and starring two of Hong Kong’s most exciting action stars comes a gritty, brutal story of love, hate and vengeance.
If you are into karate action you will probably be the type of person a movie like this is aimed clearly at. The movie packs plenty of action and the film really does look great for a 1080p release. Things really do pop off the screen at times, so in a way we get plenty of action and eye-candy in the form of how the movie is presented. That should tell you what kind of film we are dealing with here.
Of course the movie does have the bad luck of not really doing anything wrong, but also not really standing out from the pack. We certainly have no Revenge of the Ninja or Miami Connection on our hands, still what we have isn’t at all bad. So I’d say this is a movie that makes for a fun watch if you are into karate, revenge, and a nice transfer. The story and everything else, however, isn’t anything new. And, I’m sure some could say that it isn’t a bad thing to stick to the format at times.
– Making of
– Trailer
