The Shanghai Job
Orlando Bloom reinvents himself as a formidable action hero in this slick, high-stakes thriller set in Shanghai, that mixes the heist capers of The Italian Job with impressive action set pieces, and with the fighting skills from Ip Man alumni thrown in.
Key talent:
Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean)
Lynn Xiong (Ip Man)
Simon Yam (Ip Man, Tomb Raider)
Xing Yu (Ip Man, Kung Fu Hustle)
Charles Martin (Director Skins, Marcella)
Synopsis:
Washed-up private security agent Danny Stratton has been reduced to low level bodyguarding operations, after a botched job when a Van Gogh painting in his care was stolen. He gets a chance to restore his reputation when he’s given the rare opportunity to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai. In the course of the mission he is ambushed, and, with the safety of the woman he loves in jeopardy, Danny has to work with his team of experts to save her, whilst also outsmarting the devious mastermind behind the heist.
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