This Korean-set glossy action-thriller stars Luke Evans and Lun Mei-Gwei as former DEA/undercover agents and lovers who are reunited as a shady drug-dealing billionaire under investigation goes to trial and the events of fifteen years previously catch up with the long-estranged duo and have very real consequences that out them on the run. The ever-reliable Luke Evans makes for a worthy Jason Statham stand-in here, and expected mismatched cops/fish-out-of-water elements rear their heads. There is plenty of supportive backstory in play, and the actual dramatic elements are sincere if occasionally somewhat undercooked or overmelodramatic. There is a playful throwback sense of glee and energy in the over-the-top action sequences that lift the film and sit effectively next to effective thriller sequences that are played absolutely straight. Overall, Weekend In Taipei is a mid-ranker of the genre that aims to please and generally makes a good effort to do so.
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