Chinese director Hu Guan joins my favourites list. In 'Mr Six' he created my favourite aging action character. A 60-year-old with respect in his community holds onto his strict principles as he tries to rescue his kidnapped son. That sounds as simple as 'Taken' but that would be like saying the moon is next to me. It's strong statement on the inequality of generations. It's flaw was the final scene needing to be shorter but otherwise an epic crime drama. It's disgusting that the New York Times gave it 4/10. I give it an 8, backed up by the 24 awards it won in Asia, including several festivals giving it Best Movie honour. It's appalling that it earned $1m in ticket sales in the USA versus $139m worldwide. The world has changed so much the past 5 years that I doubt that injustice would've happened if it had been released this year. I will seek his older 'Cow' and look forward to 'The Eight Hundred'later this year, coronavirus permitting.
Review of Mr. Six
