Prison on Fire [Blu-ray]

The Hong Kong-filmed Prison on Fire stars Tony Leung Kar-Fai as an ad-agency designer. After accidentally committing murder, Leung Kar-Fai is carted off to prison, where he befriends convicted wife-killer Chow Yun Fat. The older Yun Fat becomes Leung Kar-Fai's mentor and severest critic, but while Leung Kar-Fai benefits from his advice, Yun Fat ends up the "loser" in the scheme of things. It is likely that Prison on Fire might not have gotten American play without the presence of Chow Yun Fat, a star name by virtue of his many appearances in the films of director John Woo. Had US viewers been denied an opportunity to see the film, it would have been a shame; the picture stands up on its own merits, and would do so despite the box-office clout of its leading actor.