The Viral Factor
Two brothers, divided by the stringent line of the law, set out to bring down a deadly criminal leader in this big-budget Hong Kong action film.
Jon (Jay Choy) is a former law enforcer who discovers he has an estranged brother, Yang (Nicholas Tse), a wanted criminal. After a conflicted reunion, they team up and attempt to hunt down Yang's criminal boss across the Middle East, Malaysia and Hong Kong before he can unleash a deadly virus.
- Director:
- Dante Lam ('The Stool Pigeon', 'The Beast Stalker', 'Vampire Effect', 'Beast Cops')
- Writer:
- Dante LamCandy LeungWai Lun Ng
- Cast:
- Jay ChouNicholas TseAndy OnSteven DaszAndrew DaszBing Bai
Reviews & comments
Lights, Camera... and... ACTION!!
Want even MORE bang for your buck? Then the Viral Factor is for you! The Chinese title for this flick is "Uphill Battle" and director Lam seems to have taken that definition to heart, because the protagonists barely have enough time to catch a breath between catching bullets. This is an adrenaline-fuelled ride that makes most American actioners...
Variety
pressGlobetrotting, gun toting, car chases, explosions: The Viral Factor has all the action-junkie goods and then some.
The New York Times
pressWants to be both an action movie and a soap opera. But the merging of the two is clumsy, and so is the film.
Los Angeles Times
pressA John Woo vibe of operatically staged action laced with pumped-up personal stakes.
Variety
pressGlobetrotting, gun toting, car chases, explosions: The Viral Factor has all the action-junkie goods and then some.
The New York Times
pressWants to be both an action movie and a soap opera. But the merging of the two is clumsy, and so is the film.
Los Angeles Times
pressA John Woo vibe of operatically staged action laced with pumped-up personal stakes.
Lights, Camera... and... ACTION!!
Want even MORE bang for your buck? Then the Viral Factor is for you! The Chinese title for this flick is "Uphill Battle" and director Lam seems to have taken that definition to heart, because the protagonists barely have enough time to catch a breath between catching bullets. This is an adrenaline-fuelled ride that makes most American actioners...
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