| Extraordinary Mission | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Alan Mak Anthony Pun |
| Cinematography: | Anthony Pun |
| Studio: | Perfect World Pictures |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Runtime: | 122 minutes |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Gross: | $22.7 million[1] |
Extraordinary Mission is a 2017 Chinese crime action drama film directed by Alan Mak and Anthony Pun. In the film, police officer Lin Kai agrees to work undercover as a drug dealer to take down a sadistic, but powerful drug lord.[2]
Though it means giving up his identity and posing as a criminal, police officer Lin Kai (Huang Xuan) accepts a dangerous assignment to find a major source of illegal drugs being smuggled into his homeland. Dead bodies pile up as drug deals go bad, but Lin Kai uses his police training and nerves of steel to survive them. Making his way up the drug trafficking ladder, he at last locates a heroin production center in the Golden Triangle. Showdown with evil crime boss rounds out a pulse-pounding final act.
The film has grossed in China and worldwide.[3]
Extraordinary Mission has an approval rating of 80% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews.[4]
Many critics praised the film's action sequences. Ed Travis of Cinapse wrote, "In what is probably close to 30 minutes of pure intensity, Extraordinary Mission saves the best for last and sends its audience out with their pulses racing. Explosions, motorcycles, car chases, heroic bloodshed, it's all there and then some."[5]
CFI also called it a fast ride, highlighting "edge-of-your-seat car chases," an "inventive motorcycle chase," and "practical effects that thrill." All in all, it's "muscular, unpretentious action film-making."[6]
| Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Golden Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Duan Yihong | [7] | |
| 23rd Huading Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Duan Yihong | [8] | |
| Best Original Film Song | "Extraordinary Era (非凡时代)" (NZBZ) | |||