Martial arts action star Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak, Triple Threat, Paradox, xXx: Return of Xander Cage) is teaming up with Xing Yu (Flashpoint, Super Bodyguard, Ride On) in Striking Rescue.
Directed by Cheng Siyi (The Paper Man Returns, Desperado), Striking Rescue tells the story of a retired veteran who is framed after his wife and daughter were killed. After being wanted, he tracked down the mastermind behind the murder, but falls into a darker vortex during the process.
The film also stars musician Kaho Hung (Son & Father), Philip Keung Hiu-Man (Shock Wave), Peng Bo (Drug Hunter) and Yu Bolin (Sniper: Vengeance).
Striking Rescue is headed to U.S. theaters on December 6, 2024 from Well Go USA, so we expect a U.S. Trailer soon. Until then, check out an extended action scene below (beware of spoilers), followed by a recent international Trailer below:
🔥new TONY JAA film🔥
STRIKING RESCUE / 惊天大营救 starring Xing Yu #tonyjaa pic.twitter.com/vbCDVuZEVe
— Shaolin Jaa (@ShaolinJaa) November 4, 2024
The guy is almost 50, and he’s still determined to compete with the new generation. Those 38 seconds packed a real wallop.
Too bad Expendables 4 wasn’t like that.
I’m happy that WellGo is releasing this to theatres in the US on December 6.
In china, the movie go straight online, which mean it is low budget. Low budget means the fighting scenes are short and lack creativity. Tony does nothing new here. Same things over and over but shorter. It just a money grab for him.
There have been some pretty good, straight to streaming “low budget” movies. This one comes to mind: https://cityonfire.com/blind-war-2023-review-andy-on-hi-yah-well-go-usa-iqiyi-youku/
Amen. Some of the best action movies out of China/HK are going straight to streaming, mostly starring Ashton Chen (Blade of Fury), Xie Miao (Fight Against Evil), Fan Siu Wong, and Andy On. Would love to see reviews of Fight Against Evil 1 and 2 (aka Northeast Police Story 1 and 2), among others. Streaming films have raised Xie Miao’s stock considerably, with Eye for an Eye getting a release in the U.S., and leading to him getting cast in a supporting role in Andy Lau’s sequel to Donnie Yen’s Raging Fire.
For a return to the Girls With Guns genre, try the recently released Bodyguard as well.
Gonna second this – surprised this site hasn’t reviewed Aston Chen’s Black Storm. The 2v1 fight in the lift is worth the price of admission (or ok on the remote cos its iqiyi) alone
This is actually a pretty good movie. The plot and the acting are all cinema-level, and it’s great to see established stars like Philip Keung and Xing Yu.
The little girl who drives the plot is surprisingly good and not corny or cringe as many child stars tend to be. Kudos to the casting director.
Tony is the weakest link, sadly. His rumpled character looks terrible, with a mustache that does him no favors (the worst since Andy Lau’s in A Fighter’s Blue), and a character that never rings true. His fight scenes are strong, but whoever decided that he should deliver his lines in broken English (and by that I mean that English is clearly not the scriptwriter’s first, second, third, or fourth languages) and rob him of all his charisma should be fired.
It’s an engaging little film, with good suspense, drama, action, and acting, and totally worth the watch, regardless. A little fine-tuning with Tony’s look and dialogue, and it could have been a real sleeper.