Operation Mekong
This movie is about a bunch of narcotics officers working under the command of Captain Gao Gang to fight against Asian drug cartel and his homicidal henchmen.
24 March 1982, Taipei, Taiwan
19 March 1957, Laos
21 February 1986, Wuhan, Hubei, China
19 December 1964, Beijing, China
27 March 1976, Hong Kong
3 October 1981, Hefei, Anhui, China
September 29, 2016
Though more sensationalistic than serious, this film has a scale and an energy that rivals any Hollywood blockbuster.October 02, 2016
Dante Lam has orchestrated pure chaotic mayhem dripping with raw emotion and sloppy, crowd-pleasing violence.September 29, 2016
A multi-nation task force wages war on a drug lord in this entertaining but overlong Hong Kong action film.October 22, 2016
If it makes for a breathlessly assaultive, vastly entertaining couple of hours, it can be discomfiting whenever there's a brief pause in the pelting gunfire and we glimpse the contours of the actual, flesh-and-blood tragedy.November 13, 2016
Going in guns blazing and attempting to set pulses racing might not feel wholly appropriate given the facts at the heart of the film, but it does suit Lam's usual style.October 04, 2016
Respected Hong Kong director Dante Lam has not thrown out nuance and historical accuracy, he has crushed them and booted them into outer space.October 05, 2016
All those thrilling set-pieces may leave one feeling a little hollow inside; but for action film buffs, Christmas has come early.