Operation Red Sea (2018)

Director: Dante Lam

Starring: Yi Zhang, Johnny Huang, Hai-Qing

PLA Navy Marine Corps launch a hostage rescue operation in the fictional Republic of Ihwea and undergo a fierce battle with rebellions and terrorism.

From the impressive opening scene to the climatic final battle, the action and suspense grips you and never lets go. The film is so fast-paced and the action so quick and relentless, the 138 minutes runtime feels quite short, actually. I’ve never quite experienced a film like this where the action is as intense and non-stop. (Maybe ‘Wolf Warrior 2’, but it was intense and not as suspenseful).

The visual effects are simply awesome and the slow-motion photography effective and extremely well done. I also really enjoyed the film’s score. The entire production was incredible and proves again how far Asian Cinema has come. The film was so much better (and more realistic) than Hollywood blockbusters. This was serious nail-biting stuff!!

The film was a huge box office success, becoming the second highest grossing foreign language film (the record being Wolf Warrior 2). ‘Operation Red Sea’ also won awards for Best Film and Best Supporting Actress.

In Mandarin