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Son Donglu, a newly promoted detective teams up with Guo Zhui, fastest gunman in Tiancheng and Xiaowu, a novice policeman to investigate the mystery deaths in a bullet factory.
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| Screen InternationalEdmund LeeA sumptuously realised detective mystery that merges Holmesian deductions with shootouts, explosions and action sequences -- some of which are shown with slow-motion bravado. |
| Seattle TimesTom Keogh"The Bullet Vanishes" charges ahead at a perfect clip. Lo's delightful, hyperbolic audacity includes sharpshooter Guo's knack for banking bullets off walls to hit bad guys, as if playing pool. |
| Slant MagazineChuck BowenIt's a prevailing sense of decency that explains why The Bullet Vanishes is such an effective tonic for summer-movie fatigue. |
| Village VoiceFrench ClementsWhen two charming detectives are sent in to detect stuff, the movie comes to life with their antsy, noose-escaping, quasi-vaudevillian kinetics. |
| New York TimesAndy WebsterDig deeply and you may find a metaphor about corrupt, uncompassionate government. But mostly "The Bullet Vanishes" is an agreeable period buddy movie, and that's plenty. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA stylish period thriller set in 1930's Shanghai, The Bullet Vanishes is one of the more striking Chinese imports. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAny caseworking suspense is drowned out by an over-abundance of visual pizazz: disjointed shootouts, arbitrary camera angles and cinematography that draws the eye to lighting patterns, not people. |
| Boston PhoenixBrett MichelAs far as cheap knock-offs go, Ching-Wan Lau (of Johnnie To's Life Without Principle) as newly minted National Police Officer Song is a fairly flattering imitation. |
| Washington PostMark JenkinsThis China/Hong Kong co-production is lively, stylish and well-performed; it just doesn't know when to stop. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectForget about your local Cineplex. This is genuine summer entertainment. |