Hidden Strike

"There is a plan. They just don't know what it is."

2023 1h 43m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 1,105

ActionComedyThrillerAdventure

Synopsis

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Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.

“There is a plan. They just don't know what it is.”

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Cast

Jackie Chan
Dragon Luo
John Cena
Chris
Pilou Asbæk
Paddock
Amadeus Serafini
Henry
Jiang Wenli
Professor Cheng
Gong Jun
Hai Ming
Xu Jia
Shen Wei
Hou Minghao
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Scott Waugh
Writers: Arash Amel, Ernest Manson
Languages: English, Mandarin
Countries: China, United States of America, Thailand

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Mandarin.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: China, United States of America, Thailand.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Scott Waugh, shot by Tony Cheung Tung-Leung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nathan Furst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Scott Waugh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jackie Chan and John Cena and Pilou Asbæk carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Scott Waugh directs. Tony Cheung Tung-Leung behind the camera. Nathan Furst scores. Scott Waugh cuts. Produced in China, United States of America, Thailand. Dialogue in English, Mandarin.

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1Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Mandarin.
4International production across 3 countries: China, United States of America, Thailand.
5Directed by Scott Waugh, shot by Tony Cheung Tung-Leung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Nathan Furst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Scott Waugh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jackie Chan and John Cena and Pilou Asbæk carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "There is a plan. They just don't know what it is.".
10IMDB entry: tt6879446 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tony Cheung Tung-Leung
Original score: Nathan Furst
Editing: Scott Waugh
Production design: Sebastian T. Krawinkel
Costume design: Connie Loeng
VFX supervisor: Samson Wong
Sound: Tom Marks
Stunt coordinator: Pierre Bourdaud
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $80,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Hidden Strike (2023)

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MovieGuys2023-07-31
★ 6/10
Hidden Strike is a functional East meets West, military action thriller. There's reasonable chemistry between Jackie Chan and John Cena. Both are likeable and function well together, as an action duo.Chan has a well established background in this kind of film, backed by decent martial arts skills, that are, once again, on display. Cena has an imposing physical presence that works equally as well. It helps no end either, that both can actually act. Where this film falls down somewhat is it feels a little random. I think the key issue is there is a lack of building cohesive momentum towards a final show down, with the bad guy. Instead, what you get is a series of well choreographed gun and fight scenes, that feel "loosely thrown together" in a way that sort of works, just not terribly well. Had more thought be put into linking these scenes into a more cohesive thematic story, it would have been a much better experience. In summary, decent action, decent chemistry between the action buddy duo. Let down somewhat by an overly loose and disjointed approach, to the overriding action sequences and the basic story they are supposed to help tell.

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