Review: The mission is a recent action movie from Johnny To, it is about 5 men that must protect a rich business man. There is action and there is suspense and then there is friendship, a very good mixture to make an interesting setting. The story is very interesting aswell, it was pretty original and fun to follow.

Quite the cast was put together for this movie and their performance was as good as you can expect. One of the important elements in this movie is the characters relationships, part of the story is about the friendships that form between these cold blooded bodyguard types. The chemistry between the characters is great. If it was not for the performance of these actors, the movie might not have been as good as it was. You will certainly find yourself being attached to the characters in this film.

This is an action movie but it is a slow paced action, not slow paced as in boring but as calm and calculated. The events slowly build up to the action scenes and when the action starts the bodyguards act carefully and well organized. Watching the action is like watching a SDU team take out the bad guys, its very intense, slow but jam packed with feeling. Johnny To is reputed to being a visionary when it comes to action movies, you will find The Mission to be very interesting.

The subtitles are clear on the DVD version but you might find the dialog moving too fast on screen from time to time, but most of the time the dialog is simple enough. The Mission is an interesting movie as it seems like a very laid back film yet it has quite the impact. The impact is not only in terms of action but all elements in this movie, you have some really interesting characters and a very good setting and story to tie everything together. This is a well thought out movie and it was very enjoyable to watch. Any fans of serious HK action will find this movie interesting, mostly the Johnny To fans.