Shanghai

Paul Soames: The heart is never neutral.

Shanghai
Starring John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe
Written by Hossein Amini
Directed by Mikael Håfström
Plot: An American spy gets tangled in a web of lies trying to uncover who is responsible for the death of his friend in 1940's Shanghai, just months before Pearl Harbour.

"Cusack, on target. Gong Li, hot. Chow Yun-Fat, still a killer. Shanghai - one solid drama with a great noir lining."

Drive
Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
Written by Hossein Amini, based on the book by James Sallis
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Plot: A stunt driver who moonlights as a wheelman gets tangled in a crime scheme that puts him and his new girlfriend at risk.

"Cool. So cool. Intense. So intense. A great soundtrack and score! I love this movie."