High Risk (1995) Meltdown | Region-Free (DVD) | Starring Jet Li

Title: High Risk (1995)

Alternate Title: Meltdown

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Plot Synopsis:
Former bomb squad officer Kit Li becomes the bodyguard and secret stunt double for cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. While attending an exhibition of the Russian crown jewels at a Hong Kong hotel, they find themselves in the midst of a heist orchestrated by the notorious terrorist known as “The Doctor.” Kit must confront his traumatic past and utilize his martial arts expertise to thwart the criminals and protect the hostages.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Wong Jing
• Writer: Wong Jing
• Cast:
  • Jet Li as Kit Li
  • Jacky Cheung as Frankie Lane
  • Chingmy Yau as Helen
  • Charlie Yeung as Joyce
  • Kelvin Wong as The Doctor

YouTube Trailer:
High Risk | Trailer

IMDb Link:
High Risk (1995)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. John Charles – ★★★☆☆
   “Wong Jing’s take down of Jackie Chan/knockoff of DIE HARD is as uneven as you’d expect. The humor alternates between inspired and puerile, while Corey Yuen’s action choreography is sometimes exciting but occasionally rather slapdash. The production values are basic at best and laughably shoddy at worst (those miniatures and dummies!). All that said, HIGH RISK remains a pretty sure bet for fans of this era of HK filmmaking.”
2. tytayl0r – ★★★★★
   “Man this movie is a banger. It’s honestly so ridiculous, and the English dub is terrible, but it’s honestly endearing. Jacky Cheung is by far my favourite part of the whole movie; he is such a lovable idiot and I honestly love him here.”
3. Sean Gilman – ★★★★☆
   “The first half of the 1990s were a golden age for variations on John McTiernan’s 1988 hit Die Hard. We had Die Hard on a bus (Speed), Die Hard on a plane (Passenger 57), Die Hard on a boat (Under Siege), and more. But only Wong Jing was bold enough to give us what we really needed: Die Hard as a vicious parody of the Hong Kong film industry.”

Meta Description:
“High Risk” (1995), also known as “Meltdown,” is a Hong Kong action-comedy directed by Wong Jing. The film stars Jet Li as a former bomb squad officer turned bodyguard who must confront terrorists during a high-stakes heist at a Hong Kong hotel.