Time and Tide (2000)

Version: Cantonese, with English subtitles (by SBS).'Time and Tide' is easily one of the best action movies I've ever seen. Nic Tse plays a regular guy trying to make money for his child, and is way out of his element as a bartender when he joins a protection service. Tse is the hero of the story, but it is Wu Bai who rules most of the action.Despite other comments about the movie's plot, I thought it was pretty good. Simply put, we have an everyday guy just trying to help someone out, and befriends a bad guy, the action hero, who is working for similar reasons.However, the action is where its at, and 'Time and Tide' delivers. There are some great, kinetic action scenes, including one inside/on a building, which I think is one of the best action scenes ever made.9/10 - Great action movie, but may not appeal to fans of the genre. The awesome genre.

The first time I saw this was on Cable TV at 2 AM. I stayed up because I had never heard of the movie before, and the summary said that Nic Tse (one of my favorite young HK actors) was the lead role. Plus, it's directed by Tsui Hark - who has done excellent work with The Legend Of Zu and other such movies. So, I felt inclined to watch. I had almost fallen asleep, but as soon as the opening credits kicked in, I was wide awake.The following are some statements that ran through my head while watching..."Hey, the main character isn't invincible!" "Alleyway full of grenades?! This won't be pretty." "Wow, shopping mall action! Escalators are more fun than I thought!" "Oh my GOD... Are they having a gunfight on the side of a building?" "Refrigerators: Sensible AND Safe!" "I need to go to a Cantonpop show!"There were plenty more, you can trust me on that. Needless to say, I went out the next day and bought the DVD. I have watched Time and Tide over 10 times now, and it still hasn't gotten dull. I guess this movie just ended up being that entertaining. It gets my highest recommendation - so go out and see it. Go on, do yourself a favor and see what HK cinema is really capable of!"Time And Tide" Caught My Attention, And Never Let Go. It Still HAS My Attention, I Think.

This movie is a die hard, blow`em up, non stop action type of movie. The action is fast paced. The best scene is the part with apartment buildings they`re jumping up and down and left and right through windows like rabbits. Add that to Matrix like special effects scenes and there you got a movie called " time and tide". But you might have to watch the movie a few more times before you get the plot.

Time and Tide has action scenes right up there with The Matrix, The Professional, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In some cases, the movie is on a level all its own. A couple of camera angles are original, if not breathtaking, and as far as straight out action is concerned, I would rank this movie among the best I've ever seen.Unfortunately, I found the plot to be pretty slim. When it wasn't downright confusing, it was disjointed--it seemed all the people in it were a little on the mentally disturbed side--and when it did make sense, it was rather boring. This could be because the characters were not really developed in any meaningful way, but it could simply be a result of a story based primarily on cool action scenes. Either way, I was disappointed in the "telling of a tale" department.As a result, Time and Tide is a tough movie for me to rate. It scores very high for the action, pretty low for the random, somewhat nonsensical plot. When I roll the two together, I come up with a 6 out of 10.If you like action, rent it. It will still be worth it. If you're not into spectacular gun play and bullet-time explosions, you might still like this movie, but you'll have to work hard to derive much meaning to the whole thing.