DVD: The Twins Effect

This Hong Kong monster movie sees two vampire hunters keeping their town clear of things that go bump in the night. The hunters take vampire blood to give them the strength to fight their foes, but in the opening battle this isn’t enough. When Reeve (Ekin Cheng) sees his fellow hunter and lover killed, in comes Gypsy (Gillian Chung) as a replacement. She clashes with Reeve’s sister Helen (Charlene Choi) – most memorably in a fight over a teddy bear – while Reeve tries not to fall for his partner again.

It is Choi and Chung who give the movie its title, as they make up the Japanese pop act The Twins. What could be a dull star vehicle is actually a fun movie, with lots of wire fighting and fast-paced cuts more familiar in a pop video. There’s even a cameo by Jackie Chan.

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