THE ADVENTURERS is the second Andy Lau film I've seen with this title, and unlike the other it's a modern-day OCEAN'S ELEVEN-style heist movie about a crack team assembling a rare three-part Chinese necklace. The film was shot in its entirety in France with the actors speaking English for the most part. It's okay for what it is, and director Stephen Fung (HOUSE OF FURY) has a certain flair for the visuals, but I found my patience being tested before long. Shu Qi's character is superficially annoying, although Reno and Lau have fun butting heads as cop and thief respectively. In the end, it's just the sort of bland and breezy popcorn flick that's so popular these days.
Review of The Adventurers
