Wendy Ide 

Where the Wind Blows review – Hong Kong gangland meets Singin’ in the Rain

Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Aaron Kwok play rival cops in this confusing but visually arresting 60s-set thriller
  
  

Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Aaron Kwok facing each other in an elegant yellow-lit room in Where the Wind Blows.
‘Star power’: Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Aaron Kwok in Where the Wind Blows. Photograph: Publicity image

In this decidedly odd mishmash of genres, hard-boiled Hong Kong police corruption and gangland intrigue rub shoulders with a dance montage that pays homage to Singin’ in the Rain. The latest from director Philip Yung (Port of Call), Where the Wind Blows is ambitious and visually arresting (it’s particularly recommended for fans of slow-motion shots of people walking moodily through the neon-drenched underbelly of 1960s Hong Kong). Unfortunately, even the considerable star power of Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Aaron Kwok in the lead roles of rival cops can’t salvage this cluttered and frequently bewildering piece of storytelling.

Watch a trailer for Where the Wind Blows.
 

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