Ahead of her nominations at the BAFTAs and the Oscars, we take a look back at the jaw-dropping action films that earned Michelle Yeoh a reputation for grace and gravitas
But the marriage didn’t last! And after a five-year absence from the silver screen, Yeoh’s comeback would see her team up with “big brother” Jackie Chan in a classic for the ages via the final instalment of the originalThe plot: more than half of the drug circulation in south-east Asia has been traced to a single kingpin, who must be stopped at all costs! Hong Kong copper Chan Ka-Kui , then, is paired with no-nonsense Beijing Interpol superintendent Yang Chien-Hua and sent off on a mission...
After a medley of jaw-dropping set pieces involving zip-lines, speedboats and bazookas, the film’s incredible finale provides the icing on the cake. It’s a sequence that, in 2016, Quentin Tarantino described as the one movie scene he would save for the last of humanity to witness – and it’s a marvel. Yeoh hangs from the side of a van as it races into traffic, while Chan dangles from a rope ladder attached to a helicopter.
All the stunts were real, and performed by the actors – resulting in a number of close shaves . “I could have been so seriously hurt in the movie,” she would later say – “but it’s the rush that keeps you going.”
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