Owl Hunt Storm arrives on iQIYI as a competent if unremarkable entry in China's booming network action film market. Director Jiang Kaiyang, returning to the crime-action genre after 2018's The Blizzard, demonstrates solid technical proficiency in staging military operations and combat sequences. The film's 86-minute runtime keeps the pacing tight, following Hong Yu's transformation from traumatised soldier to vengeful operative after his brother's death during a botched anti-drug raid. The Southeast Asian border setting provides an appropriately lawless backdrop for the gunfights and tactical …
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