Accident
(2009/Shout Factory/Media Asia Blu-ray)
Picture:
C+ Sound: B- Extras: C Film: B+
Ho 'the
Brain' is an accident murderer. He is also
a professional hitman, but his job is to plan the all 'hits' look like
'accidents', to stage the perfect crime for murder and then get away with it and
in the big city, any accident can happen at time. After years working on the job, Ho learns he
can be never too careful, because the smallest clue can lead the police back to
them and they aren't the only ones for hire for various accidents in Soi
Cheang’s Accident (2009).
Ho and
his crew are one of the best accident makers around. There is no such thing as accident when Ho is
around either and after years of work, paranoia comes with the job and the slightest
mistake can lead them to miss their target or give them away. When one job goes wrong, Ho suspects someone
gunning for them another hitman or a crew like theirs, even maybe someone on
the inside is a traitor. As Ho
desperately searches for clues to their 'accident', each time he steps out he
risks more and more to be discovered.
This film
is about very much about a paranoid master strategist planner and is a
character study. After a botched job, the
storyline becomes a cat and mouse game within his own mind; he sees every clue
as a possible reason for someone out to get him, trusting no one. As his paranoia increases, he doesn't even
trust his own crew and they begin turning on each other, in the end was
everything planned out by another perfect strategist or truly just a fluke of
an accident?
The 1080p
2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image transfer has good color, but detail is
not here like it should be and can look waxy.
The DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 lossless mix is better, but shows the
limits of the recording and the mix does not create enough of a good
soundfield. The combination is
watchable, but makes this play older than it should. Extras include trailers and making of the
film.
- Ricky Chiang
