{"id":11217,"date":"2025-11-13T15:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=11217"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:43:34","slug":"review-against-all-odds-movie-review-plucky-hong-kong-set-wwii-thriller-punches-above-its-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=11217","title":{"rendered":"Review | Against All Odds movie review: plucky Hong Kong-set WWII thriller punches above its weight"},"content":{"rendered":"


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3\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong towards the end of World War II, Against All Odds<\/em> sees the attempted rescue of an American pilot intersecting with an assassination plot to eliminate a top Japanese official.<\/p>\n

Written and directed by Lau Ho-leung (Caught in Time<\/em><\/span>) and boasting a mostly Hong Kong crew, this mainland-produced wartime thriller may lack the epic scale flaunted by so many of its contemporaries, but spins an entertaining yarn that should nonetheless capture the attention of local audiences.<\/div>\n
American actor Mitchell Hoog (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It<\/em><\/span>) stars as James Harnett, one of the American Flying Tigers, who famously flew alongside their Chinese counterparts during the campaign.<\/div>\n

After completing a bombing raid on Whampoa Docks in Hong Kong, Harnett spies a Japanese radio station in the hills behind Lion Rock. Before he can report it, however, he is shot down by Japanese pilot Igarashi (Joey Iwanaga) and is immediately captured.<\/p>\n

A plucky band of Communist guerrillas, led by Dan (Philip Ng Wan-lung), mount a rescue attempt, knowing that Harnett is to be presented before top-ranking Japanese officer Ichijo (Soji Arai) at a Wan Chai bowling alley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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