![]() ![]() ![]() Now, it’s fair to say that we are undergoing a revival and re-appreciation of Woo’s work. But then, Woo’s style of filmmaking seemed to vanish, as the world of action divided itself into gritty, self-important shakycam on one side and elaborate, VFX-infused fantasy and sci-fi on the other. The mixture worked financially as well: Broken Arrow (1996), Face/Off, and Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) were all big hits. Right around then, Woo himself came to the U.S., making his Hollywood debut with the Jean-Claude Van Damme-starring Hard Target (1993), a modest hit that has, over the years, come to be regarded as a classic.Īt their best, Woo’s American pictures showcased his ability to blend mind-melting action scenes with a kind of romanticism and emotionality genre films often looked down on in that sense, Face/Off (1997) remains unmatched. His revolutionary Hong Kong “heroic bloodshed” films - A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), and Hard-Boiled (1992) being the best known - broke through in the West in the early 1990s, influencing everyone from James Cameron to Quentin Tarantino. He did so not just with his deliriously choreographed action scenes, but with his unabashedly melodramatic tales of violent men who bonded with their adversaries. More than three decades ago, John Woo reinvented the action movie. Photo: Jasin Boland/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock John Woo and Tom Cruise on the set of Mission: Impossible 2 (2000). ![]()
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