Black Coal, Thin Ice 2014 123movies

Watch: 白日焰火 2014 123movies, Full Movie Online – An ex cop and his ex partner decide to follow up on investigation of a series of murders that ended their careers and shamed them, when identical murders begin again..
Plot: Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.
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Ratings:

	6.7/10 Votes: 8,810
	96% | RottenTomatoes
	70/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 212 Popularity: 10.088 | TMDB

Reviews:

Somewhat enigmatic Chinese mystery with strengths and flaws
An ex-detective re-investigates a strange unsolved murder case that effectively ended his career five years previously. In doing so he ends up becoming increasingly involved with a young woman who seems to be connected with a series of similar killings.

It was good to see an example of a Chinese neo-noir. My previous experience with films from China has been usually of movies of epic proportions with big production values. So it made for a refreshing change to see something more low-key and contemporary. This one sets out its stall very well with the sinister discovery of various body parts being found in bags of coal spread all over the country, huge distances apart. The introduction of a femme fatale into the mix only ups the intrigue level further. And I have to say that on the whole I did enjoy this film and found it compelling, with its Chinese origins ensuring that it was a little different and punctuated with unpredictable moments. By the end of the piece it would be only fair to say that some questions still remain. I thought the ending was really very strange indeed with an odd final few moments and an ambiguous feeling. It almost feels like a superfluous ending but maybe I missed something in it. In truth odd things happen on a number of occasions throughout this one and reasons are not always very forthcoming, I am guessing this is a film that would benefit from a re-watch possibly. Also good was the wintry atmosphere of the snowy locales where the action unfolds that created a feeling all of its own which worked well. But I would probably have to conclude that, while I definitely liked this one, it does falls short of being great. It’s not really that suspenseful for this type of film and the plot development doesn’t ultimately reveal all that good a mystery in the final analysis. Certainly a good enough movie I have to emphasise but it just has a few hard to ignore unsatisfying flaws as well though.

Surely, Chinese Cops Can’t Be This Careless, Foolish And Dumb, Can They?
I’m sure the writer/director of “Black Coal Thin Ice” didn’t mean for their cops to be modern day Keystone Cops, that is, buffoons disguised as lawmen who don’t know the wrong end of the gun to hold. Here, the police come off as plain incompetent, like they’ve never seen a bad guy in their pitiful lives. Truth be told, there’s a fairly decent Chinese noir buried somewhere in “Black Coal Thin Ice”, so if you can forgive all the buffoonery, you might enjoy this cool little thriller despite its ridiculous ending.

Other Information:

Original Language zh
Runtime 1 hr 50 min (110 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director Yi’nan Diao
Writer Yi’nan Diao
Actors Fan Liao, Gwei Lun-Mei, Xuebing Wang
Country China
Awards 28 wins & 46 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix N/A
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Red Epic
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Redcode RAW
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Redcode RAW (6K) (source format)
Printed Film Format Digital (Digital Cinema Package DCP)