The Bullet Vanishes 2012 123movies

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Plot: One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding (Liu Kai Chi) is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable deaths takes place in the factory, where the victims are shot but no bullets are found. Rumors of a deadly curse begin to spread in the factory, terrorizing the workers there. So, eccentric police inspector Song Donglu (Lau Ching Wan) and his hot-blooded, gunslinging partner Guo Zhui (Nicholas Tse) are sent in to investigate the mystery of the phantom bullets…
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Ratings:

	6.5/10 Votes: 2,239
	92% | RottenTomatoes
	65/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 54 Popularity: 7.687 | TMDB

Reviews:

Sherlock Holmes must solve mystery of copycat flicks
THE production design of The Bullet Vanishes is gorgeous, the actors are commendable, with a little bit of eye candy thrown in, but, unfortunately, the storyline is tedious and has been rehashed a million times.

Detective stories are nothing new and viewers would have seen two Sherlock Holmes movies and thousands of episodes of CSI over the past few years. Even the Russian roulette idea comes from The Deer Hunter.

Also, the pairing of an elderly, more experienced detective with a young handsome hotshot is blasé.

The movie’s social critique, about the working class being under the thumb of a tyrannical rich guy, while praiseworthy, is also nothing new.

Two detectives, Song (Lau Ching Wan) and Guo (Nicholas Tse), probe a series of mysterious shooting deaths in a bullet factory in Shanghai in the 1930s. The workers blame this on the ghost of a young female worker wrongly accused of stealing and then killed while being forced to play Russian roulette.

The explanation is too complicated too reveal, but viewers get to visit a morgue headed by a pretty doctor and listen to vague theories on bone and ice bullets.

What about the eye candy, you ask. That comes in the form of China’s Yang Mi, 25, who plays Guo’s informant girlfriend called Little Lark. Viewers, be prepared for her languorous figure and stunning beauty.

As I said earlier, the sets and lighting are excellent, and credit goes to production designer Silver Cheung. The Silent War, starring Tony Leung and set in post-war China, also boasts terrific production sets and lighting.

As the movie winds down, viewers get to view a Russian roulette face off between the two detectives. I don’t know the reason for director Lo Chi-leung using this method for both of them to extract the truth from each other, but it’s uncalled for and contrived.

Finally, the flick is about good people doing bad things. Does this include the filmmaker and producers of The Bullet Vanishes?

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Casey’s Movie Mania: THE BULLET VANISHES (2012)
Hong Kong’s answer to SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009). Lo Chi-Leung’s THE BULLET VANISHES is a stylish period whodunit blessed with charming two leads (Nicholas Tse and Lau Ching-Wan), clever plotting and impeccable technical areas. Best of all, it’s a huge relief that Lo Chi-Leung has finally made his true comeback after his once-prolific directing career took a huge tumble in 2010’s CURSE OF THE DESERTED.

Set in 1920/30s Shanghai, the movie opens with a suspicious death of a young female worker named Yan (Xuxu) of an ammunition factory, who is accused of stealing a bullet by his boss, Ding (Liu Kai-Chi). To prove her innocence, Ding challenges her for a game of Russian roulette. She is unlucky enough to end up dead after she shoots herself into the head.

Meanwhile, Song Donglu (Lau Ching-Wan), a quirky and eccentric prison superintendent who is known for his obsessive investigation method, is summoned by police chief Jin (Wu Gang) to investigate the murder of Chen Qi (Liu Yang), a foreman who has been hit by a bullet that went through his skull and made a dent in the wall. Teaming up with hotshot “fastest gun-in-the-region” detective Guo Zhui (Nicholas Tse), they head over to the ammunition factory where Chen Qi’s death took place. Strangely enough, they find no trace of bullets. The workers there claims it must be the work of Yan, who returns as a ghost exacting revenge but Song and Guo figures there must be a less supernatural explanation in their investigation.

Lo Chi-Leung and Yeung Sin-Ling’s screenplay surrounding the complicated mystery is especially intriguing and fun to watch for. Elsewhere, there’s an intriguing subplot involving Fu Yuan (Jiang Yiyan), an inmate convicted of murdering her husband (Chin Kar-Lok) where Song is trying to learn the truth — together with an entertaining flashback scene shot in stylized black-and-white silent movie-style. Somewhere in between, director Lo Chi-Leung also inserts a couple of lively action set-pieces especially the final Mexican standoff and the slow-motion explosion sequence.

The cast is top-notch, with Lau Ching-Wan being the best of the bunch. His eccentric performance is always fun to watch for, and his character easily recalls the one he did before in MAD DETECTIVE (2007). Nicholas Tse is charismatic as usual, while Liu Kai-Chi gives a gleefully over-the-top performance as the crooked Ding and Jiang Yiyan is captivating as the icy Fu Yuan.

As for Lo Chi-Leung, his direction oozes with plenty of style and enthusiasm to keep the viewers intrigued throughout the movie. But still, his movie is not without some of the glaring flaws. The pace is slow and draggy in some parts, while the obligatory romance between Guo Zhui and Little Lark (Yang Mi), who plays a fortune teller, feels like an afterthought. Then there’s the unexpected twist at the finale. It’s a surprise that baffles me, but it also feels unnecessary and also convoluted.

Despite the setbacks, THE BULLET VANISHES remains one of the best Hong Kong movies of the year.

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Other Information:

Original Language zh
Runtime 1 hr 48 min (108 min) (USA)
Budget 12000000
Revenue 117629
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
Director Chi-Leung Law
Writer Chi-Leung Law, Sin Ling Yeung
Actors Nicholas Tse, Ching Wan Lau, Mi Yang
Country China, Hong Kong
Awards 4 wins & 18 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Phantom HD Gold, Zeiss Ultra Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses, Red Epic, Zeiss Ultra Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses
Laboratory Kantana, Bangkok, Thailand (prints)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Redcode RAW
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Redcode RAW (5K) (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic), D-Cinema