It’s somewhat of a mystery why Singaporean writer director Kelvin Tong isn’t better known than he is, having helmed one of the better modern Asian ghost films in “The Maid”, found success with romance in “Love Story”, and conquered Hong Kong with his awesomely unpredictable “Rule No.1”. For his latest outing “Kidnapper”, Tong returned to Singapore, trying something different with one of the country’s very rare hard boiled crime thrillers, co-scripting along with Ken Kwek (“The Blue Mansion”). A fast paced tale of child snatching and desperate deceptions, the film stars popular local television actor Christopher Lee (“The Shaolin Warriors”) in the lead, with Jack Lim (“Ah Long Pte Ltd”) as the ruthless villain of the title. Lee plays Lim, a taxi driver whose wife has abandoned him and his young son Wei Siang, leaving him struggling to make ends meet. His life is one day thrown...
- 6/2/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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