Tetrady not as good as all the hype

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

OrrinBob I have little new to add to earlier reviews, and I haven't seen the film for several years. I'm writing mainly so that I can vote, because I really enjoyed the film and I think it deserves a rating of at least 7. That's true despite the disappointing plot development in the last third of the film, mentioned below as a spoiler. And other undeniable weaknesses--fight sequences OK but not spectacular or innovative, pretty weak and meandering plot, and questionable acting. But the film is still very appealing as a comedy about assassin sisters' loving rivalry, just because it's cute, somewhat differently from Jackie Chan movies, which are cute masculine, while So Close is cute feminine. How? Well, the sweet song 'Close to You' is a somewhat important plot element, as well as a theme signal. The main plot driver is that the older sister wants to shield the younger, not from risky dating but from murder activities, making her tend the computers instead. One dangerous fight takes place between the two sisters in a bathroom, where the suspense is really due to the chance that one or both will slip and brain themselves on the tub. And another major fight scene, between the older sister and the female cop, is so brutal that one actress tears the lead Qi Shu's blouse--shocking despite the fact that some early soft porn films starring Qi Shu still can be found floating around the web. In all of the fights, the women mug extremely broadly after each attack. You get the impression that this crew enjoyed themselves much more than even Chan crews, where everyone is really scared that Jackie really will cripple himself during a gratuitous stunt. It also helps that Qi Shu is on at least one list I've seen as the number one most beautiful actress in the world, so having her take part in sexy fight scenes is a major advantage of the movie, possibly biasing my rating. But that leads to the final plot weakness--Spoiler, though it's spoiled on the IMDb official preview, anyway: Qi Shu's character is killed protecting her sister, well before the final epic fight sequence--of all the major characters to get killed off!

HalRagland Corey Yuen's girls with guns film "So Close (Chik yeung tin si)" is cartoonish and silly. By the end it has probably exhausted the list of Hong movie clichés, including lots of shoot ups with guns and over-choreographed fight scenes with humanly impossible stunts by the actors, but never mind. The three pretty female leads in the movie (Shu Qi, Zhao Wei and Karen Mok) are so much fun to watch that I didn't care. It creates characters I care about and want to watch.The movie is about the lives of a pair of super human sisters, Lin (Shu Qi) and Sue (Zhao Wei), who are assassins for hire, and the super human Hong Kong Police detective, Hong (Karen Mok), who is trying to catch them. Lin does the killing while her younger computer savvy sister Sue assists her with the help of their father's satellite tracking software. Lin is protective of her younger sister, insisting that she be the one who does the killing, in order to spare Sue the guilt that comes with being a killer. Lin has tired of being a killer and longs for the life of a normal person. She jumps at the chance to get out of the business when her boyfriend asks her to marry him. Believing that we all reap what we sow, Lin fears that she will eventually meet the same fate she has dealt her victims. Meanwhile, lonely Sue develops a crush on the detective hunting them down, Hong. It also happens that Sue is probably the biggest fan in Hong Kong of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David written song "(They Long to Be) Close to You". The song inspired the name for the English title of the movie. The cover of the song sung by Singaporean singer Corrinne May is featured prominently in the film, most notably at the beginning when it is played by Sue to help avoid a drug lord's security measures. A strange but interesting choice of music for a Hong Kong film.If you're looking for cinematic realism, then "So Close" is definitely not your kind of movie. I see "So Close" as akin to a super hero movie. There is no explanation why the three main female characters have such exceptional physical abilities, other than that they're possibly angels inhabiting the bodies of three Chinese women. Just sit back, enjoy the ride and you'll have a good time watching "So Close."

Kelly Maureen The writers get no points for creating a cohesive or logical plot. It's all over the place. A guy creates a worldwide spying device and then he's killed in an attempt to steal it. Years later his two daughters use the device to become hired assassins and get away with all their crimes. One of the sisters falls from some Korean sex symbol and decides she wants to stop killing people for money. The other sister wants to keep going and so she tries to do a job on her own and she screws up. There's a rookie cop who pretty much figures it all out and she's hot on the sisters' trail. One of the guys who paid for a hit decides he wants to wipe out the sisters and the cop and then it's all kicking and shooting and wire fu for the last exciting 20 minutes or so. Like I said, the story is pretty poorly put together but you will enjoy almost every moment any of the sisters or the cop is on the screen. Karen Mok is brilliant as the tough, smart, sassy and sexy cop. Shu Qi and Vicki Zhao make for the cutest sisters you'll ever see on screen. Whenever any of these characters are fighting with good guys, bad guys, one another or each other, you will be amazed at the stylized kung fu artistry. Yes, there's a lot of wires and camera trickery but it never takes away from the enjoyment. And how many movies can turn "Close To You" into a action theme? Don't watch the English dubbed version if you can avoid it. Watch it either in Mandarin or Cantonese for full enjoyment.

aisetiadi I thought this movie would be just a Hong Kong version of Charlie's Angels, but it is not. The movie was about two sisters who became professional killers because of their traumatic childhood of witnessing the murder of their father. Their father has developed a high-tech GPS technology just before his death. The sisters used this technology to aid them in their profession. The effect used on this movie is a lot like Matrix'. I thought the movie used the effect properly and therefore, the movie itself is a lot of fun to watch. The storyline is rather predictable, so also is the drama. However the fighting scene is cutting edge. Any scene that can make Vicky Zhao (Zhao Wei) looks like a vicious fighter is worth seeing :)