Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Leofwine_draca THE HEROIC TRIO is one of those outlandish fantasy movies churned out by Hong Kong film producers in the 1990s; you know, the ones that are jam-packed with crazy effects, more wirework than in a sieve factory, larger-than-life characters and a distinct disregard for realism. It's entertaining enough, if no classic, winning on the strength of its cast and anything-goes style plotting alone.The storyline is a bizarre mix of invisible baby-snatchers, masked crime-fighting heroines, an evil religious cult, and a young and lithe Anthony Wong playing a bad guy. The narrative ebbs and flows, sometimes stretching the patience but often rewarding the viewer with a typically silly stunt or crazed fight scene involving all manner of weird shenanigans. The ending, which borrows a certain sequence from THE TERMINATOR, is a particularly engaging piece of action which has to be seen to be believed.The cast help to make this one worthwhile, with Anita Mui contributing one of her more likable performances while Michelle Yeoh has fun with a multi-layered role. Maggie Cheung is the weakest link, as ever, but the rest of the participants are good so it's easy to forgive her less-than-stellar and ultimately cheesy performance. The most surprising thing is that Johnnie To directed; to me, he's best known as the director of a series of hard-knuckle police and gangster thrillers, not this kind of lightweight nonsense.

stephbeaulne The city's baby boys are being kidnapped and an evil wizard is to blame. He plans on selecting one to be a future emperor and the rest will become mindless living zombies left to do his dirty work. The cops are helpless to do anything so in walks Shadow Fox, Mercy and Invisible Woman, three superheroes known as the Heroic Trio, to take out the evil wizard and return the babies to their parents.The plot is rather thin but that's okay because it leaves plenty of time for some great action sequences, although one involving a motorcycle that spins in mid-air is rather laughable. Most of the action sequences involve the use of wires and if you look carefully you'll be able to see that the wires are quite visible in several scenes. Other than that the acting is okay and the women are very easy on the eyes.Overall I'd give this film 3 out of 4 stars.

rogulus Good films are good films no matter where they come from. Bad films are bad films no matter where they come from. Just because this movie is a product of the HK cinema scene doesn't make this a good film. Do I have poor taste? Nobody can judge me on that. Am I just not open to filmmaking from any sources outside of Hollywood? I'd like to think so. But no amount of open-mindedness can give me the kind of taste to recommend a movie with lame stunts, very poor character development, weak humor and tedious mood music. The girls look good, but I'd rather spend 104 minutes looking at still photos of these ladies before spending another 104 minutes with this overrated waste of celluloid. Only for genre lovers.

al_phillips2000 A fine action film with three sexy fighter-heroes and a ridiculous super-villain. I love it when the villain appears to be completely invulnerable and is defeated anyways. This arch-villain doesn't even need the usual corporeal organs and exterior skin ! Over-the-top action scenes may be tame by today's standards, but are great fun. I love that scene at the train station !