The Hollywood Reporter by Elizabeth Kerr
The trouble with Chongqing Hot Pot is that despite its brief running time, it takes too long to bring its various threads together.
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China · 2016
1h 37m
Director Yang Qing
Starring Chen Kun, Bai Baihe, Qin Hao, Yu Entai
Genre Drama
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After opening a hot pot restaurant together, three friends discover that it’s connected by a single wall to the bank vault next door. Torn between taking the money or going to the police, they learn that one of the bank’s employees is a former classmate of theirs and enlist her help in deciding their future.
The Hollywood Reporter by Elizabeth Kerr
The trouble with Chongqing Hot Pot is that despite its brief running time, it takes too long to bring its various threads together.
Washington Post by Mark Jenkins
Although its final act is brutal, this Chinese crime drama also has elements of farce and romance.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
The twisty plot mostly comes together via flashbacks, following an opening armed robbery. Too often though, Yang opts for brute force over brains, defaulting to violent fights that don't quite fit with the film's overall lightness.
“Hot Pot” loses focus with sloppy sentimentality and heavy-duty violence that dilutes the story’s early charm. The end result is entertaining enough if not particularly memorable.
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