#Weekend in Taipei

[kaipanzero]

Weekend in Taipei (2024)

[omnivorousshipper]

I'm off to the movie screening!! I'm so nervous! Got my little Owen Shaw to give me confidence 😤

[thena0315]

[cinematicendevaourz]

Lun-Mei Gwei brings her role in "Weekend In Taipei" as a drug mule getaway driver named Joey as circumstantial evidence that Taiwanese women may be the cutest Asians to ever walk the Earth. George Huang's flick is inspired by those Blockbuster/Liquor Store early 2000'S VHS rental kung-fu flicks that I used to gorge on as a kid when Jackie Chan was king and Jet Li was a new name to U.S. audiences. The film stars Luke Evans doing his best Van Damme or Segal impression, as he goes undercover in Taipei to bring down a heroin pusher. The big problem? The pusher is married to his old Taiwanese flame who he has a love child with unbeknownst to him for the past fifteen years when he was last undercover in Taipei. The film features great camera shots of Taipei city life, Marriot and 7-11 product placements, and shots of Gwei pushing Ferrari Spyder's to the extreme in one scene, and in another driving a Toyota Sienna with the utmost serenity - both moments equally captivating. The love triangle angle makes "Weekend In Taipei" a solid romance flick, while the lack Luke Evans', John, getting a whole teenager sprung on him invites substantial pondering about female body autonomy and their responsibility with their knowledge about proper paternity that often gets abused. The comedic timing helps to let off the gas of the seriousness the melodrama provides and the action sequences demand attention. Again, anytime Gwei is behind the wheel, whether she's test driving a Ferrari or in a car chase is must watch, while Evans beating the brakes off of Huang's cohorts is a treat as opposed to a chore in this era where every action flick is trying to be the next "John Wick". There's plenty violence in "Taipei", it's just not gory to the point that it's more taxing on the patience of the viewers than the characters. This isn't torture porn. "Weekend In Taipei" is the American family fun I grew up on - an Asian export with stylized action violence, corny jokes, a foreign beauty, fast cars, and a cast that speaks strictly English like no other language existed.

Huang is the Shaw Brother the world never knew until now.

C.V.R. The Bard 10th/Nov.2k24

[chunksupreme]

Weekend in Taipei [2024]

[jmunneytumbler]

'Weekend in Taipei' Invites Us to Reignite Old Flames and Take Down the Big Drug Kahuna!

'Weekend in Taipei' Invites Us to Reignite Old Flames and Take Down the Big Drug Kahuna!

When in Taipei… (CREDIT: Ketchup Entertainment) Starring: Luke Evans, Gwei Lun-mei, Sung Kang, Wyatt Yang, Tuo Tsung-hua, Lu Yi-ching, Patrick Lee Director: George Huang Running Time: 101 Minutes Rating: R for Mostly Guns, Some Smoke Bombs, Plus the Odd Sword and Grenade Release Date: November 8, 2024 (Theaters) What’s It About?: DEA Agent John Lawlor (Luke Evans) is on the hunt for a big fish…

[howardshum]

Nice meeting Sung Kang tonight! Check out his new movie Weekend in Taipei by George Huang.

[moviepanda]

Went to the movies for the first time in a long time again and this was good fun .. and I love Luke Evans - especially covered in blood 🤭

10/15/2024

[marcusrash2024]

"Weekend in Taipei เร็ว แรง ทะลุไทเป"​

เตรียมดับเครื่องชนระทึกใจไปกับผลงานล่าสุดจาก “ลุค เบซง” (แห่ง The Fifth Element, Taken, Transporter) และนักแสดงเจ้าบทบาท “ลุค อีแวนส์” (จาก Dracula Untold) เรื่องราวของอดีตเจ้าหน้าที่สำนักงานปราบปรามยาเสพติด และอดีตเจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจฝ่ายสืบสวนที่ต้องกลับมาย้อนรอยความรักของทั้งคู่ในเมืองไทเป โดยที่ไม่รู้เลยว่าสถานที่แห่งนี้มีอันตรายอันเป็นผลลัพธ์จากการกระทำในอดีตของพวกเขาเฝ้ารออยู่

Allgamesoft

[wherethedragonends]

[omnivorousshipper]

GUESS WHO'S GOING TO THE 'WEEKEND IN TAIPEI' MOVIE SCREENING

Now excuse me as I scramble to get a plane ticket and hotel room

[tctmp]

Weekend in Taipei: Directed by George Huang. With Sung Kang, Wyatt Yang, Pernell Walker, Yi-ching Lu. A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.

[captaingimpy]

Review: Weekend in Taipei - a fun homage to 90s action flicks

Weekend in Taipei is an unapologetically nostalgic action film that feels like a love letter to the high-octane, melodramatic thrillers of the 90s and early 2000s. Directed by George Huang and featuring Luke Evans, Gwei Lun-mei, and Sung Kang in pivotal roles, the movie delivers a mix of explosive action, emotional beats, and stylistic flair that’s as entertaining as it is self-aware. While it’s…

[thenefilim]

Review - Weekend in Taipei (2024)

Co-written by Luc Besson, Weekend in Taipei compares itself to his films Taken and The Transporter, but can't live up to them.

https://www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/2024/09/30/weekend-in-taipei-2024-review/