It starts out as a serious oriental mafia flick, but soon morphs into a spaghetti western that would get the nod from Sergio Leone. There's something about Chinese shootouts that defie all logic, though chaotically satisfying. The body of the movie is am enturing love-hate buddy flick with a tickling subplot running throughout. The middle plot is to die for and many do. As is usual with these movies, morals and ethics are a strong theme and welcomed considering how many buckets of blood are splashed around. Thankfully, the dialog is kept to a minimum, meaning the closed caption doesn't get in the way of understanding what's happening. Hats off to Anthony Chau-Sang Wong playing the role of a morally compromised man. His ability to strong expression is movies keel. Will watch agian.

It's an wonderful motion picture, Exiled, 2006...if Johnnie TO is still in the Film making Industries, it's much better...

Johnnie To's gangster action film is colorful, violent and fun.

Tons of gun fights..tons of style...Loved it..

A stylish gangsta movie with complete soul of harmony en lighted by the background music and mindlessly splashing blood

Johnnie To out did himself with this masterful gun play ballet! The dark humor combined with heavy theme's of brotherhood and loyalty, the stylized, gangster on gangster violence equals pure movie magic!

Spaghetti western meets Asian mafia. Tons of lead flies in this action movie, but the violence is accented by vibrant colors and an almost ballet-like choreography. This reminds me of a Tarantino movie, which I consider to be high praise. A little slow at points, and sometimes a little of target as well, but overall quite entertaining.

Director Johnnie To still can manage to keep his Old School Spirit so he didn't kill the "A" Class Cast potential and save the empty plot.Hands Down!

if you know what you're getting into, johnnie to's action sequences are quite a treat--methodical, intense build followed by a slowed-down, well-choreographed ballet of blood and gunfire, a nice blend of style and visceral thrill. suspend your preconditioned perceptions of what a state of the art action movie is for a while and enjoy.

Action films have a tendency to become all style, no substance. most action movies have horrible storylines, but yet have great special FX. this is not the case with Exiled. this film has great action sequences, but also has a wonderful story. some scenes are so intense you will catch yourself tending up. the characters are extremely well developed, and you care for them. the director, Johnnie To, is like the Quentin Tarantino of Hong Kong cinema, but less violent. By the end of this movie, you will have another favorite director. I highly recommend exiled. if you want to see a good action movie that has a story you will care about, then watch Exiled

To is a good director, "Exiled" is not a good film. I've recently seen Johnnie To's 2009 film "Vengeance," to which I claimed is the film I have always wanted to make. "Exiled," a film made three years before that film, is another example of To's directing prowess, but it's a film that lacks a decent script, acting, and coherence. The single redeeming factor in "Exiled" are its highly stylized and violent gun battles. These scenes are well choreographed and could easily give "The Matrix's" Watchoski brothers a run for their money. While gun shots ring out at an alarming rate: smoke envelops the scene with a dense fog , our heroes (unlike in most films) are shot up as often as then villains, and waves of tapestries and blood spatter fill the screen. Everything is in slow motion, so we can see the art in the violence depicted in front of us. Its plot, if you can even call it that, involves the changing of power in an area of Southern China where organized crime runs rampant. Our heroes are caught in the middle of a power struggle and are forced to take sides. They are hit men who love to look cool in sunglasses no matter the occasion. They are led by a wise middle aged man played by Anthony Wong who tries his hardest with a weak script. The hitmen's plans go awry and they find themselves exiled from their old lives. If and when their boss sees them again, he will kill them. Near the middle end of the film we end up looking at a new film were our characters are stranded and end up hunting for gold. They find two tons worth and attempt to use it to their advantage. The film is an homage to the Spaghetti Western. But I have to ask, is paying tribute to a style of film enough for a movie to be considered good? "Django Unchained" a film Quentin Tarantino also payed homage to the same genre, but it left room for complicated things like powerhouse performances, an award winning script, and a film that dared to re-push the buttons on the ever prevalent (but rarely talked about) race issue in America. Is "Exiled" making commentary about the issues between the Portuguese and Chinese in the city of Macau? Are they saying anything about organized crime's grip on the people? I see that the writers think cops are weak individuals, so why not go into that? In most scenes, every actor is too busy staring into the distance to look as cool as possible. There are one too many long winded scenes that should have chopped up and tightened in the editing room. No human stares at a coin for ten seconds before he flips it, he flips because you he's trying to make a hasty decision. The dialogue moves at too slow of a pace and often makes you wonder if its worth trudging through the rest of the film in hopes of another satiating gun battle. It isn't. Grade: F (A greatly directed failure nevertheless)

Cool gunfights is one thing, but the way you show it on the screen is another. The composition of the shots and the rhythmic montage of the gunfights really stand out above the rest of the film. The plot and the characters are banal and empty.

Great flick with a lot of genuine ideas. The casting stars the most used actors by Johnnie To (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang and Suet Lam) in a very insight full way. I would say a must from To's repertoire.

Simultaneously elegant and ultra-violent action scenes frame this visceral and stylish film about brotherhood and honor. Think 'modern-day Hong Kong western'.

A modern tale of gangland dealings in Macau. The story is beautifully set up throughout for the set piece at the end. A twist on a western which plays to all the right senses, this is a must see, where pace, characters, setting, action are all included alongside a wonderfully atmospheric score.

Awesome shootouts with style.

Something of a cool mess "Exiled" is director Johnnie To's highly anticipated reunion with the principle cast (Francis Ng, Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet) from 1999's "The Mission." The net result is a bloated bag of poor decisions: "Exiled" mixes strong performances with pretentious passages of direction (not unlike To's own slightly superior "A Hero Never Dies"). The script is basically in deference to the Old West set in modern day Macau and is fun for a while but when To ultimately fails to do much with it you begin to wonder if supporting the industry on its shoulders has finally taken a toll on the scriptwriters at Milkyway Image.

Perfect mix of western, heroic bloodshed and heist. Awesome cast and directing.

Probably the most intriguing opening of a movie thats possible . This movie is a real blast ..not many directors of the world could do it . I would never forget the spectacular gunfights ..

A little Hollywoodense, with a foreseeable end. Entertaining.