Whereas three old friends work together in a fire station in Hong Kong, a fire breaks out in a rundown residential block on Christmas Eve, threatening to plunge the whole city into darkness if it spreads to a to a nearby power plant supplying natural gas. Politics, competition and distrust between the firemen of the Pillar Point Division are to be expected.
11 May 1977, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
19 March 1955, Hong Kong
18 March 1968, Beijing, China
10 August 1950, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
28 June 1982, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
29 August 1980, Hong Kong, China
4 April 1960, Hong Kong
2 May 1986, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
November 21, 2014
As the Light Goes Out shows promise early on, but replaces any potential with cliché story points, flat characters, and utter predictability. The film is unfortunately a disappointing disaster film effort despite its talented cast.