[KFCC] Jiang Hu - The Triad Zone Review

Story: Jimmy Yam is the kingpin of the Triad underworld, he is informed by the police that there is someone trying to assassinate him. Not long after, an attempt is made on Mr. Yam's life by a sniper. After a narrow escape, he becomes obsessed with finding the one responsible for the assassination attempt. Following a meeting with other triad bosses where no one really seemed the least interested about the assassination attempt, Mr. Yam started to wonder about things, he started to see everyone around him in a different light. Meanwhile the assassin is still out there and waiting.

Review: Triad Zone pretty much falls into the triad category of movie but this triad movie is probably unlike any that have been seen yet. Some parts of this movie is serious while others are out of place and very funny. Some things can be considered a comical and satirical view of Triad life. The story was simple and it was well told, expect to be surprised with a couple things that will happen during the story.

There were quite a few characters in this movie, while most of the focus was on the triad boss there were other characters that played important roles during the movie. A good job was done in the appearance of these various characters because confusion and unanswered questions were kept at a minimum. You quickly knew who was who so you have more attention to give to the actual story. Some of the characters were pretty interesting but none really stood out as incredible, the acting was very good. You also had a couple of cameo appearances by some well-known actors, wait till you see Antony Wong.

For a Triad movie, the level of action was kept to a minimum. The movie was more focused on the political aspect of triad life and the life of the Triad Boss. Don't not worry the movie is not just all talk, there are a couple gun fights spread out during the movie and a longer one at the end. During the movie you have the easy to follow story that keeps you entertained with surprising humor and satire. The movie is well rounded, entertaining and also got a very good visual aspect.

The subtitles were very good on the DVD version, there is quite a bit of dialog but it is not too difficult to follow. This movie certainly surprised us, as it is not typical in what you would expect from a Triad movie. The movie is certainly not to be taken seriously as the average Triad movie. With the elements of life story and comedy in the movie mixed the other things it's a little hard to really define it. To simply say it, this movie is something different. The soundtrack was also quite good, we rarely talk about the soundtrack but guess it stuck out enough that we remembered it. We strongly recommend this movie to fans of triads movie as you will find it quite interesting.