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{{Infobox Chinese film
{{Infobox film
|name = Fire of Conscience
|name = Fire of Conscience
|image = Fire of Conscience poster.jpg
|image = Fire of Conscience poster.jpg
|caption =
|caption =
|traditional = 火龍
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|producer = Dante Lam<br/>Candy Leung
|producer = Dante Lam<br/>Candy Leung
|director = [[Dante Lam]]
|director = [[Dante Lam]]
|writer = Jack Ng
|screenplay = [[Jack Ng]]
|story = Dante Lam
|starring = [[Leon Lai]]<br/>[[Richie Jen]]<br/>[[Wang Baoqiang]]<br/>[[Vivian Hsu]]<br/>[[Liu Kai-chi]]<br/>[[Michelle Ye]]<br/>[[Wilfred Lau]]
|starring = [[Leon Lai]]<br/>[[Richie Jen]]<br/>[[Wang Baoqiang]]<br/>[[Vivian Hsu]]<br/>[[Liu Kai-chi]]<br/>[[Michelle Ye]]<br/>[[Wilfred Lau]]
|music = [[Henry Lai Wan-man]]
|editing = Chan Kei-Hop
|cinematography = Charlie Lam<br/>Tse Chung-To
|editing = Chan Kei-hop
|cinematography = Charlie Lam<br/>Tse Chung-to
|studio = Media Asia Films
|studio = Media Asia Films<br>China Film Media Asia Audio Video Distribution
|distributor = [[Media Asia Entertainment Group|Media Asia Distribution]]
|distributor = [[Media Asia Entertainment Group|Media Asia Distribution]]
|released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|4|1}}
|released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|4|1}}
|runtime = 105 minutes
|runtime = 105 minutes
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'''''Fire of Conscience''''' ({{zh|t=火龍|l=Fire Dragon}})<ref name="fba-review" /> is a 2010 Chinese and Hong Kong action film directed by [[Dante Lam]] and starring [[Leon Lai]] and [[Richie Ren]].
'''''Fire of Conscience''''' ({{zh|t=火龍|l=Fire Dragon}}) is a 2010 Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by [[Dante Lam]] and starring [[Leon Lai]] and [[Richie Jen]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Leon Lai]] as Detective Manfred
*[[Leon Lai]] as Detective Manfred
*[[Richie Ren]] as Inspector Kee
*[[Richie Jen]] as Inspector Kee
*[[Wang Baoqiang]] as Xiao Yong
*[[Wang Baoqiang]] as Xiao Yong
*[[Vivian Hsu]] as Ellen
*[[Vivian Hsu]] as Ellen
*[[Liu Kai-Chi]] as Cheung On
*[[Liu Kai-chi]] as Cheung On
*[[Michelle Ye]] as May
*[[Michelle Ye]] as May
*[[Charles Ying]] as Sam
*[[Charles Ying]] as Sam
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==Production==
==Production==
Director Dante Lam explained that the title of the film originates from the traditional fire [[dragon dance]] that Hong Kong residents used to practice to drive off pestilence and that he believes that there is pestilence in every humans soul that must be beaten out.<ref name="cctv">{{cite web|url=http://english.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20100412/102259.shtml|title=Action movie "Fire of Conscience"|editor=Fang, Liu|date=April 12, 2010|accessdate=September 27, 2010|work=[[China Central Television]]}}</ref> To prepare for the action scenes, [[Leon Lai]] prepared for these scenes by exercising, jogging and swimming. Richie Ren stated that Dante Lam wanted her to "lose weight to add more shadiness to my character. But before making any extra effort, I found myself thinner thanks to the hot weather and so many fighting scenes to shoot."<ref name="cctv" /> Lai suggested the both Richie Ren and him should sing as a duet for the theme song for the film. Richie stated that he "felt strange. But I liked the song instantly when Lui Cheun-Tak finished it. We hope the song can lead the audience into a deeper understanding about the movie."<ref name="cctv" />
Director Dante Lam explained that the title of the film originates from the traditional fire [[dragon dance]] that Hong Kong residents used to practice to drive off pestilence and that he believes that there is pestilence in every human's soul that must be beaten out.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} To prepare for the action scenes, [[Leon Lai]] prepared for these scenes by exercising, jogging and swimming. [[Richie Jen]] stated that Lam wanted him to "lose weight to add more shadiness to my character. But before making any extra effort, I found myself thinner thanks to the hot weather and so many fighting scenes to shoot."{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} Lai suggested that both Jen and he should sing as a duet for the theme song for the film. Jen stated that he "felt strange. But I liked the song instantly when [[Mark Lui]] finished it. We hope the song can lead the audience into a deeper understanding about the movie."{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}


==Release==
==Release==
''Fire of Conscience'' premiered at the [[Hong Kong Film Festival]] on March 23, 2010. It received wide release in China and Hong Kong on April 1, 2010.<ref name="fba-review">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/fire-of-conscience|title=Fire of Conscience (火龍)|work=Film Business Asia|author=Elley, Derek|accessdate=September 26, 2010|date=May 14, 2010}}</ref>
''Fire of Conscience'' premiered at the [[Hong Kong Asian Film Festival|Hong Kong Film Festival]] on March 23, 2010. It received wide release in China and Hong Kong on April 1, 2010.<ref name="fba-review">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/fire-of-conscience |title=Fire of Conscience (火龍) |work=Film Business Asia |last=Elley |first=Derek |accessdate=September 26, 2010 |date=May 14, 2010}}</ref>
''Fire of Conscience'''s debuted at fourth place at the Hong Kong box office and charted in Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand. The film stayed in the charts for four weeks in Hong Kong. The film grossed a total of $526,017 in Hong Kong and $806,708 world-wide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=HK&wk=2010W14&id=_fFORLUNGFIREOFCO01|work=Box Office Mojo|title=For lung (Fire of Conscience)|accessdate=September 27, 2010}}</ref>
''Fire of Conscience'''s debuted at fourth place at the Hong Kong box office and charted in Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand. The film stayed in the charts for four weeks in Hong Kong. The film grossed a total of US$526,017 in Hong Kong and US$806,708 world-wide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=HK&wk=2010W14&id=_fFORLUNGFIREOFCO01 |work=Box Office Mojo |title=For lung (Fire of Conscience) |accessdate=September 27, 2010}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
Perry Lam of [[Muse (Hong Kong magazine)|''Muse'']] magazine writes, 'in designing and executing the action scenes, [Lam] focuses too much on firepower and body count, and too little on their potential transgressive and transformational power.'<ref>{{cite journal |last= Lam |first= Perry |year= 2010 |month= |title= 'Question and answer' |journal= Muse Magazine |issue= 40 |pages= 88}}</ref> ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Hong Kong]]'' gave the film a rating of three out of six stars noting that it was slightly less memorable than Dante Lam's previous film ''[[Beast Stalker]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/33174/fire-of-conscience.html|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Hong Kong]]|title=Fire of Conscience|date=March 31, 2010|author=Lee, Edmon|accessdate=September 26, 2010}}</ref>
Perry Lam of [[Muse (Hong Kong magazine)|''Muse'']] magazine writes, 'in designing and executing the action scenes, [Lam] focuses too much on firepower and body count, and too little on their potential transgressive and transformational power.'<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lam |first=Perry |year=2010 |title='Question and answer' |journal=Muse Magazine |issue=40 |pages=88}}</ref> ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Hong Kong]]'' gave the film a rating of three out of six stars noting that it was slightly less memorable than Dante Lam's previous film ''[[Beast Stalker]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/33174/fire-of-conscience.html |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Hong Kong]] |title=Fire of Conscience |date=March 31, 2010 |last=Lee |first=Edmon |accessdate=September 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220822/http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/33174/fire-of-conscience.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


''[[The Montreal Gazette]]'' gave a mixed review, saying that the film is "exciting, visually stunning movie, full of action and the bright punchy colours of a [[Sharp Quattron]] commercial. Unfortunately, it’s not much more than that."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/thecinefiles/archive/2010/09/21/tiff-2010-fire-of-conscience.aspx|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|title=TIFF 2010: Fire of Conscience|author=Kratina, Al|date=September 21, 2010|accessdate=September 26, 2010}}</ref> [[IFC]] gave a mixed review stating that "Lam's action is innovative and clever, but his approach to the characters is the exact opposite: predictable and obvious. We know these cops from so many previous movies. Not a single thing they do surprises us."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/09/fantastic-fest-2010-fire-of-co.php|work=IFC|title="Fire of Conscience," Reviewed|date=September 25, 2010|author=Singer, Matt|accessdate=September 26, 2010}}</ref>
''[[The Montreal Gazette]]'' gave a mixed review, saying that the film is "exciting, visually stunning movie, full of action and the bright punchy colours of a [[Sharp Quattron]] commercial. Unfortunately, it’s not much more than that."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/thecinefiles/archive/2010/09/21/tiff-2010-fire-of-conscience.aspx |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |title=TIFF 2010: Fire of Conscience |last=Kratina |first=Al |date=September 21, 2010 |accessdate=September 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213092720/http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/thecinefiles/archive/2010/09/21/tiff-2010-fire-of-conscience.aspx |archive-date=December 13, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]] gave a mixed review stating that "Lam's action is innovative and clever, but his approach to the characters is the exact opposite: predictable and obvious. We know these cops from so many previous movies. Not a single thing they do surprises us."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/09/fantastic-fest-2010-fire-of-co.php |work=IFC |title="Fire of Conscience," Reviewed |date=September 25, 2010 |last=Singer |first=Matt |accessdate=September 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008000031/http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/09/fantastic-fest-2010-fire-of-co.php |archive-date=October 8, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' described the film as "the loudest of the year" and "Any real thought about the nature of duty and the law is swept aside for action, action, and more action – which is average for Lam but still superior to most."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/fire-conscience-film-review-29439 |title=Fire of Conscience – Film Review |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=January 26, 2011 |date=March 23, 2010 |last=Kerr |first=Elizabeth}}</ref>


''[[The Montreal Mirror]]'' called the film a disappointment of the Toronto Film Festival, noting "incoherent plotting" and that "Lam obviously has some action chops, but he doesn’t exploit them nearly enough here."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2010/09/23/film/it-takes-two-to-tiff/|title=It takes two to TIFF|work=[[Montreal Mirror]]|accessdate=September 26, 2010|date=September 23, 2010|author=Slutsky, Mark}}</ref>
''[[The Montreal Mirror]]'' called the film a disappointment of the Toronto Film Festival, noting "incoherent plotting" and that "Lam obviously has some action chops, but he doesn’t exploit them nearly enough here."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2010/09/23/film/it-takes-two-to-tiff/ |title=It takes two to TIFF|work=[[Montreal Mirror]] |accessdate=September 26, 2010 |date=September 23, 2010 |last=Slutsky |first=Mark}}</ref>



==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mediaasia.com/fireofconscience/ Official Website]
*{{Official website|http://www.mediaasia.com/fireofconscience}}
*{{imdb title|1602500|Fire of Conscience}}
*{{IMDb title|1602500}}
*''[http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=13945&display_set=eng Fire of Conscience]'' at the [[Hong Kong Movie Database]]
*''[http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=13945&display_set=eng Fire of Conscience]'' at the [[Hong Kong Movie Database]]
*''[http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=11106 Fire of Conscience]'' at the [[Hong Kong Cinemagic]]
*''[http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=11106 Fire of Conscience]'' at the [[Hong Kong Cinemagic]]

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Latest revision as of 13:31, 31 March 2024

Fire of Conscience
Directed byDante Lam
Screenplay byJack Ng
Story byDante Lam
Produced byDante Lam
Candy Leung
StarringLeon Lai
Richie Jen
Wang Baoqiang
Vivian Hsu
Liu Kai-chi
Michelle Ye
Wilfred Lau
CinematographyCharlie Lam
Tse Chung-to
Edited byChan Kei-hop
Music byHenry Lai Wan-man
Production
companies
Media Asia Films
China Film Media Asia Audio Video Distribution
Distributed byMedia Asia Distribution
Release date
  • 1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China[1][2]
Languages
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin
[1]

Fire of Conscience (Chinese: 火龍; lit. 'Fire Dragon') is a 2010 Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by Dante Lam and starring Leon Lai and Richie Jen.

Cast

[edit]

Production

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Director Dante Lam explained that the title of the film originates from the traditional fire dragon dance that Hong Kong residents used to practice to drive off pestilence and that he believes that there is pestilence in every human's soul that must be beaten out.[citation needed] To prepare for the action scenes, Leon Lai prepared for these scenes by exercising, jogging and swimming. Richie Jen stated that Lam wanted him to "lose weight to add more shadiness to my character. But before making any extra effort, I found myself thinner thanks to the hot weather and so many fighting scenes to shoot."[citation needed] Lai suggested that both Jen and he should sing as a duet for the theme song for the film. Jen stated that he "felt strange. But I liked the song instantly when Mark Lui finished it. We hope the song can lead the audience into a deeper understanding about the movie."[citation needed]

Release

[edit]

Fire of Conscience premiered at the Hong Kong Film Festival on March 23, 2010. It received wide release in China and Hong Kong on April 1, 2010.[2] Fire of Conscience's debuted at fourth place at the Hong Kong box office and charted in Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand. The film stayed in the charts for four weeks in Hong Kong. The film grossed a total of US$526,017 in Hong Kong and US$806,708 world-wide.[3]

Reception

[edit]

Perry Lam of Muse magazine writes, 'in designing and executing the action scenes, [Lam] focuses too much on firepower and body count, and too little on their potential transgressive and transformational power.'[4] Time Out Hong Kong gave the film a rating of three out of six stars noting that it was slightly less memorable than Dante Lam's previous film Beast Stalker.[5]

The Montreal Gazette gave a mixed review, saying that the film is "exciting, visually stunning movie, full of action and the bright punchy colours of a Sharp Quattron commercial. Unfortunately, it’s not much more than that."[6] IFC gave a mixed review stating that "Lam's action is innovative and clever, but his approach to the characters is the exact opposite: predictable and obvious. We know these cops from so many previous movies. Not a single thing they do surprises us."[7] The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "the loudest of the year" and "Any real thought about the nature of duty and the law is swept aside for action, action, and more action – which is average for Lam but still superior to most."[8]

The Montreal Mirror called the film a disappointment of the Toronto Film Festival, noting "incoherent plotting" and that "Lam obviously has some action chops, but he doesn’t exploit them nearly enough here."[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Edwards, Rusell (April 5, 2010). "Fire of Conscience". Variety. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Elley, Derek (May 14, 2010). "Fire of Conscience (火龍)". Film Business Asia. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "For lung (Fire of Conscience)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  4. ^ Lam, Perry (2010). "'Question and answer'". Muse Magazine (40): 88.
  5. ^ Lee, Edmon (March 31, 2010). "Fire of Conscience". Time Out Hong Kong. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  6. ^ Kratina, Al (September 21, 2010). "TIFF 2010: Fire of Conscience". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  7. ^ Singer, Matt (September 25, 2010). ""Fire of Conscience," Reviewed". IFC. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  8. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (March 23, 2010). "Fire of Conscience – Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  9. ^ Slutsky, Mark (September 23, 2010). "It takes two to TIFF". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
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