The Last Tycoon
Seen it?2012 | 118 min | Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among fans of mob stories and history buffs, this one's for you. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. A good follow-up to White Heat or Road to Perdition.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wong Jing
- Chow Yun-FatCheng Daqi
- Huang XiaomingCheng Daqi (young)
- Sammo Hung Kam-boHong Shouting
- Francis Ng Chun-yuMáo Zài
- Yuan QuanYe Zhiqiu
- Yuan LiLing Husheng
- Monica Mok Siu-keiBao
- Kimmy Tong Feiyounger Bao
- Gao HuLin Huai
- Xin BaiqingCheng Zhaimei