Manhunt (Zhui bu) [Sub: Eng]

There are enough glimpses of the old master peeking through that it's hard not to have a bit of a good time.

It's hard not to smile when John Woo is having this much fun, or to care about the future when the old-fashioned has this much style.

Manhunt generally holds together rather well and is bound to keep Woo's most faithful fans happy.

Even in its clumsiest stretches, Manhunt is fast-paced and fun, which might be the only metric that matters.

It's a dozen movies thrown into a blender, but Woo didn't hit 'puree' long enough.

It's the kind of cartoonish film where, no matter what the odds and how many bullets are flying at our heroes, they never get seriously injured. Everyone else dies.

The Hitchcockian set-up quickly gives way to a series of set-pieces that evoke the spirit of Woo - balletic gun play, motorbike action and of course fluttering doves - without delivering the stirring emotions that are supposed to come with them.

Silly plot, vintage John Woo shoot outs, chases and fights that rank among his very best.

Watching John Woo's latest, Manhunt, is akin to going back to your elementary school playground as an adult.

The chases and gunfights in Manhunt are impressive and brisk, containing just as much panache as you remember from John Woo films of 20 years ago.

Shot in cheesy 1970s style, the film is a lot of fun.

When it really lets loose, is a fine reminder of Woo's style and intensity. And yes, there are flying doves.