Throw Down2004

Throwdown milks its emotion from a soap-opera score and the appealingly decadent performances of Mr. Koo and Ms. Ying.

杜琪峰自己最喜欢的导演作品，献给繁华落尽处于低谷的香港，以一种极致浪漫又另类的方式鼓励每个人坚持奋斗，一如柔道这项运动的独特要求——不断地跌倒再爬起来，最终站得更稳。中文片名不太吸引人，反倒是英文名“Throw Down”很有意境：该词既有“扔下、丢掉”之义，恰似柔道的核心动作，又有“挑战”这个相当正向的意义。片中的应采儿真是闪闪发光。全片布光、配乐和剪辑（尤其是酒吧混战打斗前的群戏）都相当精妙。明着致敬黑泽明及[姿三四郎]。戏剧性叙事和理性逻辑让位于写意闲笔与心血来潮的玩闹，姿势和重复取代了人物深度挖掘刻画。赌输光后抢抱钱钞逃跑满大街飞散纸币、三人叠罗汉够红气球、草丛决斗等为人津津乐道，我却觉得水土不服，说得夸张点，不少段落基本都精准踩在我的心理与生理厌恶点上，过于无厘头。（6.0/10）

The comedy is somewhat doused by posture and repetition, and the characters' whimsical behavior is endearing and irritating in turn. Which still makes it the absolute best neo-samurai judo farce in town.