Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- stylish
- kinetic
- romantic
- martial arts movie night
- hong kong action marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, stylish action showcase whose impressive choreography and female ensemble outweigh its thin, melodramatic plotting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lynn, Sue, and Hong are the central combatants and investigators, with the film foregrounding their skills and relationships.
Sue operates World Panorama to access security systems globally, while the invention's history links technology to violence and corruption.
Lynn's wish to leave assassination conflicts directly with Sue's anger, sense of abandonment, and determination to complete the hit.
The film combines kung fu, aerial combat, high-tech surveillance, hacker imagery, and stylized assassin set pieces.
Films like So Close, and why
Naked Weapon
female-led martial arts action, stylish gunplay, sisterly loyalty, and high-energy Hong Kong choreography
The Heroic Trio
girls-with-guns action, glamorous assassins, kinetic set pieces, and criminal underworld intrigue
Yes, Madam!
Hong Kong action-comedy combining female protagonists, police investigation, acrobatic combat, and heightened style
The Killer
stylized assassin thriller with elaborate choreography, betrayal, and conflicted professional killers
Movie Details
- Director
- Corey Yuen
- Release Date
- 2002-05-14
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (259)
Cast
- Shu Qi
- Zhao Wei
- Karen Mok Man-Wai
- Song Seung-heon
- Yasuaki Kurata
- Michael Wai Chi-Ho
- Deric Wan
- Josephine Lam Kei-Yan
- Shek Sau
- Josie Ho
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is So Close about?
- A stylish Hong Kong girls-with-guns thriller pits two high-tech assassin sisters against a brilliant police detective amid betrayal, surveillance, and spectacular kung fu.
- What is So Close like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of So Close as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is So Close violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in So Close as brutal.
- What did critics think of So Close?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, stylish action showcase whose impressive choreography and female ensemble outweigh its thin, melodramatic plotting.
- Which films are like So Close?
- Films with a similar feel include Naked Weapon, The Heroic Trio, Yes, Madam!, and The Killer.
- How long is So Close?
- So Close runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch So Close?
- In United States, So Close is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
