The Treasure Hunter
- 9 December 2009 (2009-12-09)
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Cantonese
The Treasure Hunter (Chinese: 刺陵; pinyin: Cì líng) is a 2009 Taiwanese action film directed by Kevin Chu and starring Jay Chou and Lin Chi-ling, with Ching Siu-tung served as action director.
Plot
In the northwest desert where countless prosperous dynasties have flourished and fallen, there is a rumor that buried amongst the sand exists a tomb containing countless riches. A group of mysterious guardians have been guarding the map to the location of the treasure until a fierce rivalry erupts. A notorious international crime group, The Company, manage to hunt down the map keeper but not before he manages to pass the map to a young chivalrous man, Qiao Fei (Jay Chou).
Qiao Fei is forced to give up the map to save the life of his mentor's daughter Lan Ting (Lin Chi-ling). Teaming up with Hua Ding-bang (Chen Daoming), who is a famous archeologist, and Lan Ting they embark on a dangerous journey to recover the map and fight to protect the ancient treasure.[2]
Cast
- Jay Chou as Qiao Fei 喬飛
- Lin Chi-ling as Lan Ting 藍婷
- Guan Xiaotong as young Lan Ting
- Eric Tsang as Pork Rib 排骨
- Chen Daoming as Master Hua Ding-bang 華爺(華定邦)
- Baron Chen as Desert Eagle 大漠飛鷹
- Will Liu as Friday 星期五
- Miao Pu as Swords Thirteen 刀刀(刀十三郎)
- Kenneth Tsang as Tu Lao-dai
Critical response
The film was generally panned by critics.
According to Perry Lam of Muse Magazine, 'Chou plays his role with a mix of nonchalance and self-righteousness which is simply irritating. He fits perfectly into a movie that, though trying hard to be escapist entertainment, often approaches its material with utmost solemnity; anything resembling a laugh, let alone fun, is taken out.'[3]
References
External links
- The Treasure Hunter at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Hong Kong Cinemagic: Treasure Hunter
- Ci Ling at IMDb
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