Black Mask
Certified Crap. CrapScore 61, rated by 1 admin.
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A former super-soldier tries to live quietly as a librarian until his old unit begins killing gangsters. Jet Li's masked hero gives the comic-book premise a strong physical centre. The story largely connects fights, which is sufficient when the evening's priority is energetic Hong Kong action.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 3.5/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8.5/10
“The quiet librarian has an unusually specialised employment history.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 61
Synopsis and movie facts
Super-soldier recruit Tsui Chik is forced to escape with his comrades after the project is canceled. Months later, he's trying to have a quiet life as a librarian with his best friend, Inspector Shek Wai-Ho. However, a string of vicious gangland murders begins that has all the markings of Tsui's former compatriots who seem to have turned to crime. Realizing that the police are helpless, he decides to take them on himself. With a disguise, Tsui becomes the mysterious superhero known only as Black Mask.
- Released
- 1996
- Directed by
- Daniel Lee
- Running time
- 99 min
- Original title
- 黑俠
Starring
- Jet Li as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
- Lau Ching-wan as Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho
- Karen Mok Man-wai as Tracy Lee
- Françoise Yip as Yeuk Laan
- Patrick Lung Kong as Commander Hung Guk
- Anthony Wong Chau-sang as King Kau
- Xiong Xinxin as Jimmy
- Henry Fong Ping as Ricky Tai
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 9460.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review finds the minimal plot secondary to the film's enjoyable superhero action.
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