Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- urgent
- dramatic
- action movie night
- disaster movie marathon
What critics said
Critics regarded it as a competent but conventional firefighting genre film whose large-scale premise was undermined by limited human drama and scope.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The residential fire threatens to spread to a nearby natural-gas power plant and plunge Hong Kong into darkness.
The firefighters of the Pillar Point Division contend with politics, competition, and distrust while working the emergency.
The fire begins on Christmas Eve, contrasting seasonal expectations with a rapidly worsening citywide threat.
The central set pieces involve a burning residential block and a nearby power plant supplying natural gas.
Films like As the Light Goes Out, and why
Lifeline
shared hong kong firefighting setting, disaster thriller tension, and professional team conflict
The Tower
shared emergency-response action, institutional pressure, and large-scale disaster spectacle
Only the Brave
shared firefighter teamwork, workplace rivalry, and high-stakes rescue drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Derek Kwok Chi-Kin
- Release Date
- 2014-01-02
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (64)
Cast
- Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
- Yue Man-lok
- Simon Yam
- Hu Jun
- Michelle Bai
- William Chan
- Andy On Chi-Kit
- Patrick Tam
- Liu Kai-Chi
- Deep Ng Ho-Hong
Common questions
- What is As the Light Goes Out about?
- Hong Kong firefighters must overcome rivalry and distrust to stop a Christmas Eve blaze from reaching a gas-powered plant and plunging the city into darkness.
- What is As the Light Goes Out like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of As the Light Goes Out as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is As the Light Goes Out violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in As the Light Goes Out as moderate.
- What did critics think of As the Light Goes Out?
- Critics regarded it as a competent but conventional firefighting genre film whose large-scale premise was undermined by limited human drama and scope.
- Which films are like As the Light Goes Out?
- Films with a similar feel include Lifeline, The Tower, and Only the Brave.
- How long is As the Light Goes Out?
- As the Light Goes Out runs 115 minutes.
