Time and Tide

(2000)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 195 votes

Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime

Year: 2000

Runtime: 113 мин

Country: Hong Kong, United States of America

Director: Сюй Кэ

Cast: 謝霆鋒, Wu Bai, Энтони Вон, 徐子淇, Candy Lo, 李耀明, Гао Цзе, 恭碩良, Кэндзи Танигаки, 張鴻安

Plot

A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership ultimately can't last.

Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. He secretly fantasizes about living the good life in South America. After a while, he is forced to deal with the reality of impending fatherhood. Hankering for quick cash, however, he joins a bodyguard company. Later, he makes friends with a once disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life in a new way. However, their companionship is brief: they both are uncontrollably forced toward opposite sides of a deadly showdown...