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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary In this sequel to the 2012 Hong Kong megahit, rival police chiefs battle it out both on the streets and at the station, kicked off by a psychotic killer's desperate escape attempt.

Directed By: Lok Man Leung, Kim-Ching Luk

Written By: Wai-Lun Ng, Lok Man Leung, Kim-Ching Luk

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m

Cold War 2

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
56
User Score Generally Favorable
7.8
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Summary In this sequel to the 2012 Hong Kong megahit, rival police chiefs battle it out both on the streets and at the station, kicked off by a psychotic killer's desperate escape attempt.

Directed By: Lok Man Leung, Kim-Ching Luk

Written By: Wai-Lun Ng, Lok Man Leung, Kim-Ching Luk

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
56
33% Positive
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67% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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67% Mixed
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75
Jul 14, 2016
Although it boasts three crackerjack action sequences, Cold War 2 won’t wow Hong Kong cinema buffs who crave nonstop mayhem. This clever drama features more bureaucratic wrangling than criminal scuffles.
By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 7, 2016
It is a summer sequel worth its salt, a brisk exercise in suspense and high-gloss mayhem.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 9, 2016
The action in Cold War 2 - again overseen by Chin Ka Lok - is far superior to its predecessor.
By James Marsh FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 7, 2016
Although it contains its share of diverting shootouts, car crashes and explosions, this self-serious film mostly evokes a forgettable TV police procedural.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 18, 2016
Slow to heat up yet quick to burn out, police procedural-thriller Cold War 2 dramatizes internal strife and conspiracy among Hong Kong’s police force and ruling elite, adding some new twists in a narrative framework that ultimately can’t support the film.
By Maggie Lee FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 18, 2016
The taut pacing of the original is a distant memory here. On a positive note, Peter Kam’s fine, ever-present musical comment effectively pumps up the tension even when the screenplay fails, all the way to its final crescendo.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
7.8
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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
7.8
75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Edko Beijing Films, Edko Films, Irresistible Films, Tencent Penguin Pictures
Release Date Jul 8, 2016
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 10 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 3 Nominations
Writers Guild of China Film Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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