The Bullet Vanishes

The Bullet Vanishes also known as Ghost Bullets and Disappeared Bullets is a 2012 Hong KongChinese mystery film. It was written by Yeung Sinleung and directed by Lo Chileung, produced by Mandy Law and Derek Yee, and starring Nicholas Tse, Lau Chingwan, Yang Mi, Boran Jing, Wu Gang and Liu Kaichi. The film pertains to a detective duo investigating a series of strange murders, in which the bullets used seemingly vanish and hence the title, after the death of a factory girl accused as the perpetrator of the theft of a few bullets. Set in 1930s Tiancheng County, China, filming took place in Shanghai. Grossing US25,280,000 in ticket sales domestically in China, The Bullet Vanishes is the eighth highest grossing Chinese film of 2012.

As ofOctober 2012, on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film had received a 92 fresh rating fromreviews, with an average of 6.910. On Metacritic, it had an average score of 65 out of 100, based onreviews.The Bullet Vanishes generally received favourable reviews from contemporary film critics, with Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter commenting that the thriller boasts a fiendishly clever plot and gorgeous production elements. Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine praised the film for being an effective tonic for summermovie fatigue. Simon Foster of SBS gave The Bullet Vanishesstars, out of 5, praising its engagement. straight.coms Ken Eisner said that it was a strikingly beautiful detective thriller and that it hit most of its marks. Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times was one to give a negative review, concluding that it had no story but lots of action and was visually stunning but emotionally empty, slamming the overabundance of visual pizazz. Many critics felt that The Bullet Vanishes had been influenced by the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes directed by Guy Ritchie, in particular the pairing of Song and Guo has been compared with that of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. ........

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