Accident
Yi ngoi
Hong Kong
2009
89 Min
Color
Cantonese
Synopsis
Gripping and smartly constructed, this unconventional crime thriller/psychological drama, revolves around assassins who commit murder by making perfectly staged crimes look like unfortunate accidents. Produced by Johnnie To. —tiff.net
Director
Cheang Pou-Soi
Soi Cheang has been working with Digital Video before making his first 35-mm feature with Diamond Hill, a film about incest and with some horror elements as he describes. Like Chow, he was also used to production sets since he’s been assistant directors for Ringo Lam, Andrew Lau and Wilson Yip. His second 35-mm film Horror Hotline… Big Head Monster, supposedly a real scary movie, is far away from any HK comedy-plus-horror package films. For this second experience as director he cast not less than the current biggest names in HK, e.g. Francis Ng, Josie Ho, Sam Lee, directors Wilson Yip & Alan Mak and scriptwriter Roy Szeto. —hkcinemagic.com
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Tyler Aikens
3May10
I will agree with Addiena. Great premise and some of the camera shots are gorgeous. However, I spent most of the film wondering exactly what the hell was going on otherwise I had to greatly suspend my belief to 'get it'. The so-called plot twist can be seen from miles away and when it eventually pops up, it's at the most inopportune and random time. Awful awful awful. I mean, who the fuck walks out into the middle of busy Hong Kong traffic to watch a UNBELIEVABLY SUDDEN AND RANDOM solar eclipse?! And if our protagonist is such a master of disguise, how is it that he gets busted so easily in the end?
Addiena of Mubi land
15Apr10
Excellent premise&nice cinematography. But the lead actor was disturbing at times (being so very clean&shaven throughout the film, due to how messed up his reality was).Other than that, it was an OK thriller, and I actually sense there'll be a crappy hollywood remake.
daniel
3Jan10
Great premise, poor screenwriting. As per usual of Johnnie To productions whether he directs them or produces them, the technical aspects of his films are superb and innovative. From music score to cinematography to action choreography. Louis Koo takes on a somber approach in his role as the leader of the assassins and becomes almost like a unsuccessful Travis Bickle towards the end. Ending is good but needs tweaking
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TIFF 09: "Accident" (Cheang Soi, Hong Kong)
By Daniel Kasman on September 22, 2009
The tenacious Hong Kong genre maverick gets a boost to the spotlight by returning to Milkyway Image Productions as a feature film director.
TIFF 09: Favorite Moments, Day 3
By Daniel Kasman on September 14, 2009
Accident (Soi Cheang, Hong Kong): The saddest moment in a usually restrained film. Our hero, a widower, sees the man he is spying on meet
TIFF 09: The Coen Brothers, Bruno Dumont, Cheang Soi, and Karl Kels All Ask: Which Door Will the Rhino Enter?
By Daniel Kasman on September 14, 2009
The Coen Brothers, Bruno Dumont, Cheang Soi, and Karl Kels All Ask: Which Door Will the Rhino Enter?
Pou-soi's Accident review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
If you’ve been keeping track of Twitch you might remember Pou-Soi Cheang from his previous films Shamo, Dog Bite Dog or maybe even Love Battlefield. He’s slowly establishing himself as one of my favorite
Fantasia 2010: ACCIDENT Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[Our thanks to Lauren Baggett for the following review.]Seldom has a premise been so wasted. A hit team that carefully crafts their assassinations to look like freak accidents, therefore avoiding any suspicions
Fantasia 2010: ACCIDENT Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[While Todd liked this one a lot better than I did, nobody can argue about the tour de force set-pieces on display here. Its playing at Fantasia and best seen on the big screen. Here is Todd’s review
TIFF 09: ACCIDENT Is Coming
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Good new from TIFF yesterday with word that Soi Cheang’s thriller Accident is being snapped up for distribution around the globe. Palisades Tartan have taken the US and sales are also in place for France
TIFF 09: Six Minutes of Soi Cheang's ACCIDENT Online Now!
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Now here’s a handy bit of timing: Just over a week away from the film taking its bow at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, six minutes of Soi Cheang’s Johnnie To-produced crime thriller
TIFF 09: ACCIDENT Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
He has shown flashes of great promise throughout his career and now, with Johnnie To produced thriller Accident, that promise has been fully realized. Soi Cheang has just moved to the absolute upper level
TIFF 09: ACCIDENT Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
ACCIDENT is a carefully assembled, effectively executed and quietly successful little film that manages to mostly silence the concerns over its lengthy gestation period and emerge as one of the more interesting
Fantasia 2010: ACCIDENT Review
By Twitchfilm.net on July 20, 2010
[Our thanks to Lauren Baggett for the following review.]Seldom has a premise been so wasted. A hit team that carefully crafts their assassinations to look like freak accidents, therefore avoiding any suspicions
TIFF 09: Six Minutes of Soi Cheang's ACCIDENT Online Now!
By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
Now here’s a handy bit of timing: Just over a week away from the film taking its bow at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, six minutes of Soi Cheang’s Johnnie To-produced crime thriller
TIFF 09: ACCIDENT Review
By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
ACCIDENT is a carefully assembled, effectively executed and quietly successful little film that manages to mostly silence the concerns over its lengthy gestation period and emerge as one of the more interesting
TIFF 09: ACCIDENT Review
By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
He has shown flashes of great promise throughout his career and now, with Johnnie To produced thriller Accident, that promise has been fully realized. Soi Cheang has just moved to the absolute upper level
TIFF 09: ACCIDENT Is Coming
By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
Good new from TIFF yesterday with word that Soi Cheang’s thriller Accident is being snapped up for distribution around the globe. Palisades Tartan have taken the US and sales are also in place for France
Pou-soi's Accident review
By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
If you’ve been keeping track of Twitch you might remember Pou-Soi Cheang from his previous films Shamo, Dog Bite Dog or maybe even Love Battlefield. He’s slowly establishing himself as one of my favorite
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By Apeshape on December 6, 2009
Cheang Soi’s Accident is a very smart thriller, not in the typical Hong Kong triad style. Brain (Louis Koo) is a so called “accident choreographer”, another type of a professional killer. One day he… read review
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