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Article: `Peace Hotel': You'll Want To Check Out
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- AsianWeek
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- April 14, 1995
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Candy Kit Har Chan
AsianWeek
04-14-1995
'Peace Hotel': You'll Want To Check Out.
By Candy Kit Har Chan
The first five minutes of "Peace Hotel," produced by John Woo, shows promise. It illustrates everything that can make the movie another triumph for Woo and action megastar Chow Yun Fat. Woo's favorite tools, including the symbolic dove, the fast-paced action and the country-and-western music blend to indicate this may be "The Killer" all over again. But, alas, it all falls to pieces when the script unfolds itself and director Wai Kai Fan fails to follow through.
Set in 1920s Shanghai, "Peace Hotel" showcases Chow Yun Fat as Ping, a fierce killer who once eliminated more than 200 gangsters in ...
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