Extraordinary Mission

Extraordinary Mission (Chinese: 非凡任务) is a 2017 crime action drama film directed by Alan Mak and Anthony Pun. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production,^[3] the film revolves around a police officer Lin Kai who agrees to work undercover as a drug dealer to take down a sadistic but powerful drug lord.^[4]

Extraordinary Mission
Theatrical release poster
Chinese	非凡任务
Directed by	Alan Mak Anthony Pun
Written by	Felix Chong
Starring	Huang Xuan Duan Yihong Lang Yueting Zu Feng Wang Yaoqing
Cinematography	Anthony Pun
Production company	Perfect World Pictures
Release date	31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)
Running time	122 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	US$$22.7 million[1][2]

Plot

Though it means giving up his identity and posing as a criminal, police officer Lin Kai (Huang Xuan) accepts a dangerous assignment to find a major source of illegal drugs being smuggled into his homeland. Dead bodies pile up as drug deals go bad, but Lin Kai uses his police training and nerves of steel to survive them. Making his way up the drug trafficking ladder, he at last locates a heroin production center in the Golden Triangle. Showdown with evil crime boss rounds out a pulse-pounding final act.

Cast

• Huang Xuan as Lin Kai^[4]
• Duan Yihong as Eagle^[4]
• Lang Yueting as Qingshui^[4]
• Zu Feng as Li Jianguo^[4]
• Wang Yaoqing as Luo Dongfeng^[4]
• Wang Yanhui
• Ding Yongdai as Zhang Haitao
• Xiao Cong as Yang Bin
• Li Xiaochuan as Xiao Bei
• Zhao Bingrui as Wang Bo
• Dai Lele as Lin Kai's mother
• Tao Hai as Ruling elder

Reception

The film has grossed CN¥105 million in China and CN¥145 million worldwide.^[1]

Critical Response

Extraordinary Mission has an approval rating of 80% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews.^[5]

Many critics praised the film's action sequences. Ed Travis of Cinapse wrote, "In what is probably close to 30 minutes of pure intensity, Extraordinary Mission saves the best for last and sends its audience out with their pulses racing. Explosions, motorcycles, car chases, heroic bloodshed, it's all there and then some."^[6]

CFI also called it a fast ride, highlighting "edge-of-your-seat car chases," an "inventive motorcycle chase," and "practical effects that thrill." All in all, it's "muscular, unpretentious action film-making."^[7]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
2nd Golden Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Duan Yihong	Won	[8]
23rd Huading Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Duan Yihong	Pending	[9]
	Best Original Film Song	"Extraordinary Era (非凡时代)" (NZBZ)	Pending