RATING: 3/5
Mention the name of Alfred Cheung, I'm sure a lot of Hong Kong cinema fans will instantly relates him to comedies (e.g. 1987's TO ERR IS HUMANE, 1991's HER FATAL WAYS and THE BANQUET) And as for the name of Yuen Biao, he is always remembered as one of three popular martial-art stars (the other two are of course Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung) who ruled the '80s Hong Kong action cinema. But in 1988, Alfred Cheung and Yuen Biao collaborated in an underrated crime thriller called ON THE RUN -- a radical departure from their usual norms. This is a pitch-black noir where the action is graphically violent and the comedy is non-existent. Even fans of Yuen Biao will feel alienated upon watching this movie because there are nary a sight of this usually-acrobatic actor uses his martial-art skills at all. Some viewers might view this as a disappointment, but for those who are adventurous enough to watch different sides of Alfred Cheung's and Yuen Biao's effort, ON THE RUN turns out to be a decently-made dark thriller that recalls the gritty work from someone like Ringo Lam.
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