Director: Jazz Boon
Notable Cast: Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Francis Ng, Huang
Zhizhong, Jiang Peiyao, Zhang Yichi, Yuning Liu, Hui Siu-Hung
Who out there remembers Line Walker? Anyone? Despite
being – from my understanding – based a popular TV show and an outright box
office success in China, the film made relatively no impact in the US. Don’t
feel bad if you don’t remember Line Walker. In the US, the film made one
of those ninja quiet debuts on Netflix and essentially ceased to exist for
western audiences. It’s not a huge issue because let’s be honest, Line
Walker was enigmatically ‘meh.’ With the talent, it should have been a rip-roaring
time. It’s not. Since it was a huge hit in China though, that only meant a
sequel was coming. Naturally, it’s a “name only” sequel featuring most of the
same cast and the same director, but it’s a brand-new film. If you’re like most
of the US, don’t worry if you haven’t seen Line Walker because you’ll be
able to jump right into Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy with no preparation.
Fortunately, it’s also a film that’s an overall step up in quality. It’s still an
outlandishly convoluted film, hammering down on its modern spin of heroic bloodshed
themes, but it’s sprinting pace, fantastic cast, and outright astoundingly fun
action make it worth the watch.