The Shadow’s Edge

If you’d asked me two years ago to name a great modern urban action movie, I might have struggled. Now, I have an answer: The Shadow’s Edge (捕风捉影). This 2025 release, starring Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka Fai, quietly became a standout summer hit. Forget bloated CGI spectacles. This film delivers crisp, practical action and a pace that doesn’t quit. It feels like a welcome return to form. A Familiar Chase, Elevated The plot is straightforward. Tony Leung plays Fu Longsheng (傅隆生), a master thief known as "Shadow," who leads a crew of adopted sons on a high-stakes heist in Macau. Jackie Chan is Huang Dezhong (黄德忠), a retired tracking expert pulled back in to help the police. The chase is on, complicated by a mutiny within Leung's own crew. The setup might sound familiar, especially to fans of the 2007 film Eye in the Sky (跟踪). In fact, The Shadow’s Edge feels like a deliberate homage. Both films share a similar gritty, realistic aesthetic and breakneck pacing. Tony Leung even plays a similar antagonist in both, though his role here has more layers—a wolf-like king with a surprising capacity for fatherly love towards his rebellious "cubs." The Action…