Full Throttle

Extremely entertaining movie staring Andy Lau, David Ng (Wu), Gigi Leung, and Chin Kar-Lok.

Andy Lau plays Joe, a pro motorcycle driver/racer and his pursue to enter and win at the Macau Grand Prix. Joe meets David Ng, a younger driver who recently arrived in Hong Kong and like Andy, tries his luck in the GP race. However, an unforeseen crash and a stubborn father forces Andy to stop racing until his best friend, Chin Kar-Lok dies in a crash.

Full Throttle is all and all a guy movie. Girls will still enjoy the movie and of course, Andy Lau, but it is the guys that will eat it up. The story is about a man's fight against his limits and his obstacles; something all the men in us can relate to. The film is quite predictable until the end, but the good news is, Andy Lau does not die in this movie (finally)! The acting is quite emotional at certain times and Chin Kar-Lok's acting was just impressive. Also, the flashback after a certain crash in the movie was done with perfection and displays all of the hardship and emotional conflict of the character.

However, it is the racing scenes that truly steal the show. They are both intense and symbolic and completely capture the feel of the underground motorcycle-racing scene. The only downside to this movie is Gigi Leung's performance. She is by no mean by, but most of the time she feels too robotic and fake. Andy and Kar-Lok's performance on the other hand was just spectacular and it is nice to see them both nominated in the 15th annual Hong Kong Film Award (sadly, neither of them won).

If you are a guy, you really should go and watch this movie NOW. If you are not, still watch it!

Year: 1995
Director: Derek Yee

9.1/10