The original is way better

Rating: 6/10 (13 February 2016)

The original film was written and made in HK. The plot and acting in the original film are both brilliant and unpredictable. This Hollywood remake added a lot more Hollywood "cheese" that just make it cheap. There's nothing subtle about it, like a loud kid trying to copy a much mature original. The female character tangled up between both guys, frustration is always shown with anger and no other dimension. Sure, the remake has to adopt to a different background and fit the time and space, but the unexpected twists and turns in the original film felt forced and made up in this remake. And I never thought I would say this, but the acting in the original film is way better than these Hollywood big names. Everything fits naturally in the original, the remake seems like everyone is trying to be louder than others.