
International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team, Sean, turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia who was raised by hi... (Full plot summary below)
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International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team, Sean, turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia who was raised by his father, a gambler. Jon takes a flight to Malaysia to find his brother, Yeung. On the plane he forms a bond with Dr. Kan, who promises to look into possible treatments for his condition. However, when they arrive, Yeung tries to kidnap the doctor and when Jon intervenes, he's also taken hostage. The two soon realize they're brothers, and decide to work together in order to keep the criminals behind the kidnappings from reinfecting the world of a disease long thought cured.
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| MediaMikesMichael A. Smith...director Dante Lam...may have created the best action film of 2012. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaThe well crafted set pieces make any plot heaviness go down in smooth, exciting fashion. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongDante Lam is John Woo via Michael Bay; he doesn't want to win you over, he wants to beat you up and make you crazy. And for all its silliness, "The Viral Factor" does just that. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferStylish, exhilarating action sequences compensate for the corny drama and occasional tedium. |
| CNNRadioPaul ChambersIf action is all you seek, then I recommend that you watch the movie in 30-minute segments. Start, then stop when you get tired. Then, start again. It might be more palatable that way. |
| sbs.com.auSimon FosterLam has breathtakingly delivered on the film's action promise, even if the drama proves altogether disposable. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe Viral Factor is deliriously far-fetched. And one wishes director Dante Lam (The Beast Stalker) could have at least had some giddy fun smashing all his toys around. But his new film is tediously overwrought and drably made, with scenes punctuated by synthesized drums out of eighties American TV drama. |
| VarietyMaggie LeeThe helmer's blockbuster ambitions, striving to make every move a money shot, relegate human drama to the backseat. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganAction trumps plot in Hong Kong director Dante Lam's latest thriller about brothers fighting the release of a mutant smallpox virus. |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerThe apparent byproduct of watching too much Bad Boys II, The Viral Factor is a cops-and-criminals saga slathered in glossy Michael Bay-isms. |