Overheard 3
{{Short description|2014 Hong Kong-Chinese film by Alan Mak and Felix Chong}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Overheard 3
| image = Overheard 3 poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Overheard 3 poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| t = 竊聽風雲3
| s = 窃听风云3 }}
| director = Alan Mak
Felix Chong
| producer = Derek Yee
Ronald Wong
| writer = Alan Mak
Felix Chong
| starring = Sean Lau
Louis Koo
Daniel Wu
Zhou Xun
Michelle Ye
| music = Chan Kwong-wing
| cinematography = Anthony Pun
| editing = Curran Pang
| studio = Sil-Metropole Organisation
Bona Film Group
Pop Movies
| distributor = Distribution Workshop (Hong Kong)
Bona Film Group (China)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|05|29|China|2014|06|05|Hong Kong}}
| runtime = 131 minutes (Hong Kong)
130 minutes (China)
| country = Hong Kong
China
| language = Cantonese
Mandarin
| budget =
| gross = US$53,493,428{{cite web |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fOVERHEARD301&country=HK&wk=2014W28&id=_fOVERHEARD301&p=.htm|title= OVERHEARD 3|access-date= 2014-07-28|work= Box Office Mojo}}
}}
Overheard 3 ({{zh|c=竊聽風雲3}}) is a 2014 crime-thriller film written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong and starring Sean Lau, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Zhou Xun and Michelle Ye. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film is a sequel to the 2011 film Overheard 2 in which Lau, Koo and Wu play different roles with a different storyline (abolishing the Small House Policy), but the key elements of the previous two films are kept. It was released in China on 29 May 2014 and in Hong Kong on 5 June 2014.{{cite web |url= http://news.mtime.com/2014/05/05/1527215.html |script-title=zh:《窃听风云3》发情境版海报 刘青云古天乐吴彦祖针锋相对暗潮涌动 |date= 2014-05-05 |access-date= 2014-05-05|work= mtime.com|language=zh}}{{cite web |url= https://hk.movies.yahoo.net/movie/details/21636-%E7%AB%8A%E8%81%BD%E9%A2%A8%E9%9B%B23 |script-title=zh:竊聽風雲3 |access-date= 2014-04-21|work= Yahoo! Movies|language=zh}}
Overheard 3 won three awards at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Actor for Lau, Best Supporting Actor for Kenneth Tsang and Best Screenplay, while also nominated for eight other awards.
Cast
- Sean Lau as Luk Kam-keung
- Louis Koo as Law Wing-jau
- Daniel Wu as Joe
- Zhou Xun as Moon
- Michelle Ye as Luk Wing-yu
- Alex Fong as Fu
- Kenneth Tsang as Uncle To
- Ng Man-tat as Szeto
- Huang Lei as Wan
- Gordon Lam as Paul
- Dominic Lam as Chuck
- Huang Yi as Fu's wife
- Chin Ka-lok as Yuen
- Wilfred Lau as Dragon boy
- Vincent Kok as Computer expert
- Law Lan as Aunt Gil
- Yeung Ying-wai as Villagers A
- Kwok Fung as Uncle Nine
- Vincent Lo as Sunny
- Ben Yuen as Worker B
- Felix Lok as Mark
- Tony Ho as Head of trucker
- Lung Tin-sang as Hung
- Candy Yuen as a prostitute (uncredited)
Reception
Boon Chan of The Straits Times states "The complicated web of relationships and land dealings plus the high-tech electronic monitoring make Overheard 3 feel overstuffed and underwhelming."{{cite web|url=http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/movies/2014/05/30/third-time-isnt-charm-overheard-3|title=Third time isn't a charm for Overheard 3|last=Chan|first=Boon|publisher=The Straits Times|date=30 May 2014|access-date=2 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603182458/http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/movies/2014/05/30/third-time-isnt-charm-overheard-3|archive-date=3 June 2014|url-status=dead}}
Gabriel Chong of Moviexclusive.com gave the film a 2.5 out of 5 stars, and states "Compared to its predecessors too, the storytelling goes bogged down in way too much exposition particularly in the middle segment."{{cite web|url=http://www.moviexclusive.com/detail.php?c=116&desc=O&p=3047&t=overheard-3-313632154839118201133-2014_3047|title=OVERHEARD 3 (窃听风云3) (2014)|last=Chong|first=Gabriel|publisher=Moviexclusive.com}}
The film grossed ¥27.7 million (US$4.43 million) on the opening day in China.{{cite web |url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/bona-announces-q1-2014-results|title= Bona announces Q1 2014 results|author= Kevin Ma|date= 1 June 2014|access-date= 1 June 2014|work= Film Business Asia}}
Awards and nominations
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Ceremony
! Category ! Recipient ! Results |
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rowspan=11|34th Hong Kong Film Awards
|Overheard 3 |{{Nom}} |
Best Director
|rowspan=2|Alan Mak, Felix Chong |{{Nom}} |
Best Screenplay
|{{Won}} |
Best Actor
|{{Won}} |
rowspan=2|Best Supporting Actor
|{{Won}} |
Alex Fong
|{{Nom}} |
Best Cinematography
|Anthony Pun |{{Nom}} |
Best Film Editing
|Curran Pang |{{Nom}} |
Best Art Direction
|rowspan=2|Man Lim-chung |{{Nom}} |
Best Costume Make up Design
|{{Nom}} |
Best Sound Design
|Kinson Tsang |{{Nom}} |
rowspan=7|21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
|Best Film |Overheard 3 |{{Won}} |
Best Director
|rowspan=2|Alan Mak, Felix Chong |{{Nom}} |
Best Screenplay
|{{Won}} |
Best Actor
|Sean Lau |{{Won}} |
rowspan=2|Best Actress
|{{Nom}} |
Michelle Ye
|{{Nom}} |
Film of Merit
|Overheard 3 |{{Won}} |
9th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards
|Best Actor |Sean Lau |{{Won}} |
9th Asian Film Awards
|Sean Lau |{{Nom}} |
15th Chinese Film Media Awards
|Most Watched Film |Overheard 3 |{{Nom}} |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|tt3121442}}
{{Felix Chong}}
{{Alan Mak}}
Category:2014 crime thriller films
Category:2010s Cantonese-language films
Category:Chinese crime thriller films
Category:Films directed by Alan Mak
Category:Films directed by Felix Chong
Category:Hong Kong crime thriller films