Bodyguard von Peking (1994)

Bodyguard von Peking: Directed by Corey Yuen. With Jet Li, Christy Chung, Kent Cheng, Collin Chou. A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness. Complications arise when the bodyguard and the witness must confront their deep feelings for one another.

“If you like Corey Yuenu0026#39;s balletic gunfighting, more recently demonstrated in 2002u0026#39;s u0026quot;So Close,u0026quot; then you will enjoy the earlier u0026quot;Bodyguard from Beijing.u0026quot; This film is fun to watch, and manages to produce some surprises despite the formulaic bodyguard-and-rich-bratty-girl plot. The schmaltzy sequence with the song is the only part where the movie drags. However, given Yuenu0026#39;s preference for gunplay, Jet Li fans are apt to be disappointed, since Li has less opportunity to showcase his kung fu skills. Christy Cheung gets the job done in the damsel-in-distress role, and to paraphrase Dorothy Parker, she plays the range of emotions from A to B.”