Christy Chung Movies

Though it's an English-language film, the fantasy action comedy The Medallion is one of the highest-budgeted movies to come out of Hong Kong. Cop Eddie Yang (Jackie Chan) and his partner, Interpol agent Arthur Watson (Lee Evans), are in pursuit of international human-smuggling crimelord Snakehead (Julian Sands). The partners get seriously wounded and a mysterious ancient medallion transforms them into superpowered warriors called Highbinders. The two halves of the medallion are supposed to grant eternal life when joined together by a powerful young boy who was born during a specific time in the Year of the Snake. The villainous Snakehead wants to gets his hands on both the child and the medallion, and the heros try to stop him. Aided by special effects and action choreography by Sammo Hung, Chan fights his way toward a violent conclusion with Snakehead that takes place in mid-air.. Claire Forlani plays Jackie Chan's love interest, the Interpol agent Nicole. Also starring John Rhys-Davies as Commander Hammerstock-Smythe. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Widely considered Thailand's leading director of the late '90s, Nonzee Nimibutr spins this erotic drama based on one of that country's most popular and controversial literary works. Jan Dara was cursed from the beginning when his mother, Dara, died during childbirth. His autocratic, libidinous father, Khun Luang, cursed and abused the child, calling him a bastard. Meanwhile, Khun Luang dealt with his sudden widower status by engaging in perverse, licentious behavior, often right in front of a portrait of his late wife. When his mother's friend, Waad, comes to Khun Luang's estate to look after the child, the patriarch wastes no time in seducing her. Soon Waad bores Kaew, who Khun Luang teaches to hate Jan Dara. Later, the old man marries his former lover, the nymphomaniac Boonlueang, who teaches the teenage Jan Dara his first lessons in the ways of love. Eventually, our abused hero is thrown out of his father's estate when Kaew frames him for raping her. Years pass and the formerly powerful Khun Luang, ravaged by age and disease, is a shell of the man he was before. Jan Dara is asked to return to his ancestral estate to marry Kaew, who is now pregnant, and only does so when he is promised the deed to the house. Once ensconced, Jan Dara begins taking the same libertine pleasures as his father, unwittingly becoming the very person he loathes. This film was an official selection for the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Leung Ka Yan's action thriller Cold War stars Simon Yam as a hitman. Having become a hired killer in order to find out the identity of his wife's murderers, Ka Kui (Yam) learns that his victims are not who he thought they were. After becoming aware that the organization has conned him, and has put out a contract on his life, Ka Kui teams up with a waitress in order to save his life and learn the truth. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

This Hong Kong martial arts thriller stars Jacky Wu as a Tai Chi master who is waging war against both police and outlaws who are allowing China to be flooded with opium. Meanwhile, he's also vying to win the heart of a revolutionary who possesses both beauty and brains (Christy Chung). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Busy Hong Kong film star Tony Leung headlines as the brilliant doctor Lau Mack in this appealing comedy-drama from writer/producer/director Lee Chi-ngai, based on a popular Japanese manga novel. Dr. Mack's practice is set in the Hong Kong red-light district, but this rather humbling fact belies his immense talent. Dr. Mack once worked with Dr. Roger Jaw (Alex To), who is considered to be the nation's best surgeon and is being considered for chairman of his hospital's board of directors. Of course, Mack is really a better doctor, and actually handed Roger his current position by taking responsibility for a mistake that his friend made when they were in medical school together. That ruined Mack's reputation, and he had to go to a small country in Africa to get his degree. Now he works in the ghetto, and when a robber gets shot in the head outside his clinic, Mack offers consultation to Roger on the difficult surgical techniques necessary to save him. Naturally, Roger takes all the credit, positively basking in the plaudits which come his way, and does it again with a wounded boy scout whom Mack actually saved. Disgusted by the surgeon's behavior, Dr. Sam So (Andy Hui) leaves his position at the hospital and goes to work with Mack. Roger's behavior also upsets his girlfriend Jamie (Christy Chung), who starts falling for Mack. That's when romance brews for everyone, as Sam falls for a terminally ill cancer patient named Zin (Hilary Tsui), and local undercover cop Chiu (Lau Ching-wan) falls for a hooker with a heart of gold, the beautiful Lok Mei (Eileen Tung). Roger gets his comeuppance, and almost everyone else lives happily ever after. Gigi Leung co-stars with Richard Ng, and action veteran Law Kar-ying even shows up as a street preacher. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Director and martial arts choreographer Corey Yuen Kwai adapts the 1991 American hit The Bodyguard into a kung-fu flick starring Jet Li. After spoiled debutante Michelle Yeung (Christy Chung) witnesses a powerful businessman committing homicide, she realizes that her life is in grave danger. Her boyfriend Leung (Kent Cheng Chuk-see) hires a crack bodyguard named Hui Ching-yeung (Li). Stoic, compact, and commanding authority, Hui immediately rubs Michelle the wrong way. He forbids her from leaving the house to hang out with friends to the mall, fearing that assassins might be lying in wait. Yet after a torrent of bitter complains, Hui agrees to let her go on a shopping excursion. Of course, a band of thugs immediately pounce and only Hui's quick-thinking manages to save the day. Afterwards, Michelle starts to realize the degree of danger she is in and comes to appreciate Hui's vigilance. Love soon blooms, but not before an ace killer gets hired from the Mainland. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi