The film features a gritty, "handheld" look; roughly 99% of the movie was shot using handheld cameras to create a sense of realism.
Director Ding Sheng spent three months embedded with the Beijing Criminal Investigation Corps to ensure the procedural elements of the script were authentic.
Jackie Chan cut his signature hair into a crew cut for the role, emphasizing his character's discipline and the film's shift toward drama over acrobatics. Critical Reception Police Story: Lockdown (2013) - Full cast & crew - IMDb The film features a gritty, "handheld" look; roughly
Detective Zhong Wen ( Jackie Chan ) visits his estranged daughter, Miao Miao, at a high-end nightclub called Wu Bar. The visit quickly turns into a nightmare when the nightclub owner, Wu Jiang (Liu Ye), takes the entire club hostage as part of an elaborate revenge plot. Zhong Wen must use his negotiation skills and tactical expertise to protect the hostages and uncover the dark past connecting him to the kidnapper.
Unlike earlier installments, this is a "standalone" reboot with a darker, more serious tone and significantly less of the comedy that defined the original series. Critical Reception Police Story: Lockdown (2013) - Full
A mainland Chinese police captain, a departure from the Hong Kong cop characters Chan played in previous Police Story films.
Cast * Jackie Chan. Zhong Wen. * Ye Liu. Wu Jiang. * Tian Jing. Miao Miao. * Tao Yin. Lan Lan. * Yiwei Liu. General Manager Niu. * Film Review: 'Police Story 2013' - Variety Unlike earlier installments, this is a "standalone" reboot
A police captain assisting from the outside. Key Production Details