BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

AwesomeWolf Version: Cantonese, with English subtitles (by SBS).'Time and Tide' is easily one of the best action movies I've ever seen. Nic Tse plays a regular guy trying to make money for his child, and is way out of his element as a bartender when he joins a protection service. Tse is the hero of the story, but it is Wu Bai who rules most of the action.Despite other comments about the movie's plot, I thought it was pretty good. Simply put, we have an everyday guy just trying to help someone out, and befriends a bad guy, the action hero, who is working for similar reasons.However, the action is where its at, and 'Time and Tide' delivers. There are some great, kinetic action scenes, including one inside/on a building, which I think is one of the best action scenes ever made.9/10 - Great action movie, but may not appeal to fans of the genre. The awesome genre.

George Parker "Time and Tide" does have a plot but it's inconsequential and soon buried in shell casings. However, what the film lacks in budget and drama it makes up for with a intensity, verve, and a creative edge which is excessive but fresh enough to prevent the usual numbing that goes with hyperkinetic action flicks. The focus in "T'NT" is the firefight with stunts galore while the more costly car chases/crashes are kept to a minimum and the still more costly big pyro blowups artificially produced. "TNT" also has a pervasive sense of humor manifested in one scene where a woman gives birth while shooting or visa-versa and another in which a man avoids the effects of tear gas by wearing a plastic bag over his head (duh). Fun stuff with flying-fu, rappelling, a army-sized SWAT team, endless heavies, and a couple of protagonists who are always in the thick of it. For action junkies only. (B-)Note: The version I Tivo'd was dubbed and there were big discrepancies between the dubbing and the closed captions. For example: The dubbed "This is no flea market" translated in CC to "This is like buying vegetables".

kormakur_g this movie is definitely the best hong kong movie i've seen yet. most hk movies suffer from a horrible story and worse acting but this one has a bearable one. and it's told at such a speed that you have trouble keeping up. which is good, 'cause it keeps the viewer on his toes. and the action is breathtaking. some shots look like they belong in an animé or video game, not a low budget live action movie. very cool. thoroughly recommended to lovers of good action movies or just cool movies in general.

Wilson W Most people will say I'm crazy but I actually liked this movie. I think Tsui Hark is a very clever action director. I seen his American efforts with Van Damme, even though I hated both movies i did like some of the action sequences. Like in Knock Off I really liked the last shootout and in Double Team, when Van Damme's character escaped from that island. As for this movie Tsui Hark is really given the chance to shine and this time with better actors. I thought Nicholas Tse and Wu Bai did a great job with they're roles as did Candy Lo. I was expecting more screen time with Cathy Liu's character. The acting is pretty good for a Hong Kong action movie. In other words it seem more naturalistic than compared to many other Hong Kong movies where a lot of the time the actors overact. I really liked how the movie was shot. There was this one shot where Wu bai's character jumps from the window of a apartment building and the camera follows him as he decends. It just makes me wonder how they did that. Now for the flaws, there are a lot of characters that just show up. The plot gets confusing at times and what could of really made this movie better was a better script. I wished they could of build of the Tse and Liu's story a lot more. It was a good attention grabber in the beginning but then it gets ignored at the end and maybe more of Tse's narration of the movie. Despites all these flaws this movie was still good because of the stylish action scenes. So basically look for the action scenes and good performances by Tse, Wu Bai, Lo, and Liu. It's a good popcorn flick to just enjoy.