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{{Infobox film
| name           = SPL II: A Time for Consequences
| image          = SPL_II_Teaser_Poster,_Apr_2014.jpg
| caption        = ''SPL II: A Time for Consequences'' film poster
| native_name      = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| t    = 殺破狼2
| s     = 杀破狼2
| p         = Shā Pò Láng Èr
| j       = Saat3 Po3 Long4 Ji6 }}
| director       = [[Cheang Pou-soi]]
| producer       = [[Wilson Yip]]<br />Paco Wong<br />Alex Dong
| screenplay     = Wong Ying<br />Jill Leung
| starring       = [[Tony Jaa]]<br />[[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]]<br />[[Simon Yam]]<br />[[Zhang Jin (actor)|Zhang Jin]]<br />[[Louis Koo]]
| music          = [[Chan Kwong-wing]]<br>Ken Chan
| cinematography = Kenny Tse
| editing        = David Richardson
| studio         = Sun Entertainment Culture Ltd<br />[[Sil-Metropole Organisation]]<br />[[Bona Film Group]]<br />Maximum Gain Kapital Group<br />Tin Tin Film Production
| distributor    = Bravos Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|2015|06|18|df=y}}
| runtime        = 120 minutes
| country        = Hong Kong<br />China<br/>Thailand
| language       = Cantonese<br />Mandarin<br />Thai<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cathaycineplexes.com.sg/movie-detail.aspx?id=HO00001376|title=SPL2 A Time For Consequences|publisher=Cathay Cineplexes}}</ref>
| budget         = US$23 million
| gross          = US$90.27 million<ref name="Chinagross">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=00&id=_fSPL2ATIMEFORC02|title=S.P.L. 2: A TIme for Consequences - Box Office Mojo|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref>
}}
'''''SPL II: A Time for Consequences''''' (also known as '''''Sha Po Lang 2''''' or '''''Kill Zone 2''''' in the worldwide) is a 2015 [[Hong Kong]]-Chinese [[crime film|crime]] [[Hong Kong action cinema|action film]] directed by [[Cheang Pou-soi]]. The film was produced by [[Wilson Yip]], Paco Wong, and Alex Dong. The film stars [[Tony Jaa]], [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]], [[Simon Yam]], [[Zhang Jin (actor)|Zhang Jin]], with a special appearance by [[Louis Koo]]. The film was released on 18 June 2015 in both [[3D film|3D]] and non-3D formats.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://news.mtime.com/2015/03/23/1540742.html |title= 《杀破狼2》首曝预告定档6.18 托尼贾古天乐吴京张晋组新功夫阵容 |accessdate= 2015-03-27| date=2015-03-23 |work= mtime}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cbooo.cn/m/617809|title= 杀破狼2（2015）|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= cbooo.cn|language= Chinese}}</ref>
According to Twitchfilm, ''SPL II'' is a sequel "in-name-only" to the 2005 film ''[[SPL: Sha Po Lang]]'', which was directed by Wilson Yip and starred [[Donnie Yen]], [[Sammo Hung]] and Simon Yam. ''SPL II'' featured a completely new storyline,<ref>[http://twitchfilm.com/2013/09/spl-2-donnie-yen-and-tony-jaa-are-out-soi-cheang-to-direct-and-wilson-yip-to-produce.html SPL 2: Donnie Yen Out? Soi Cheang To Direct And Wilson Yip To Produce]</ref> with Wu Jing and Simon Yam from the first film returning as new characters, and introducing new cast members Louis Koo, Tony Jaa and Zhang Jin. Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung did not participate in the second film.
The film was later followed by a thematic sequel titled ''[[Paradox (2017 film)|Paradox]]'', which was released in 2017 and directed by Yip with Koo and Jaa returning as new characters.
==Plot==
Kit is a [[Hong Kong]] undercover cop who becomes a drug addict to infiltrate a crime syndicate which has been kidnapping people and sending them to [[Thailand]], where the victims are killed and have their organs sold in the [[black market]]. The mastermind behind the syndicate Mr Hung, has a rare heart condition and needs to undergo a [[heart transplant]] to prolong his life. Hung's younger brother is the ideal donor for a heart. When Hung sends his men to kidnap his brother, the situation goes haywire and a gunfight breaks out because the police have been tipped off by Kit about the kidnappers' plan. Hung's brother is injured during the shootout, but is rescued by the police. On the other hand, Kit escapes with the kidnappers but his cover is blown. Hung's men kill Kit's friend,  knock Kit himself unconscious and sends him to a prison in Thailand.
A corrupt warden Ko Chun is working for Hung and has been keeping the kidnapped victims alive in the prison before they are killed for their organs. Kit is made to serve a life sentence in the prison. While in prison, Kit attempts to escape twice and fights with the prison guard Chatchai. but ends up being subdued every time. Chatchai's daughter Sa has [[leukaemia]] and needs to undergo a [[Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|bone marrow transplant]] to survive. Chatchai witnesses Ko Chun's illegal activities and brutality, but forces himself to remain quiet because he does not want to lose his job. The donor who agreed to donate bone marrow to Sa is Kit. Back in Hong Kong, Hung reveals himself to Kit's uncle and supervisor named Wah, who is keeping a close watch on Hung's brother in hospital. Hung threatens Wah to hand over his brother to him in exchange for Kit.
Though initially agreed, Wah changes his mind and hides Hung's brother in his friend's house, where he assigns his subordinates behind to guard Hung's brother and sets to track down Kit's location in Thailand. An enraged Hung then sends his right-hand man Ah-Zai, a dangerous knife-wielding assassin to follow Wah's subordinates and take Hung's brother hostage. Ah-Zai easily murders every cop and snaps a picture of Hung's brother to Hung. In Thailand, Wah bribes Chatchai's colleague Kwong and enters the prison to find Kit. Shortly after Kit and Wah are reunited, they are discovered by Ko Chun, who captures them and orders Chatchai and Kwong to escort them to the hideout where victims are killed and have their organs removed. At the hideout, Kit and Wah break free from captivity and fight their way out. On the other hand, Chatchai and Kwong change their minds and turn back to help Kit and Wah. Kit, Wah and Kwong manage to escape despite sustaining very serious injuries during the fight. Chatchai is captured by Ko Chun's men, who ties him up and torture him.
Meanwhile, Hung's brother is brought to a medical centre in Thailand for the heart operation, but Kit breaks into the medical centre and takes Hung hostage, where he demands that Ko Chun bring Chatchai to him in exchange for Hung. A fight breaks out when Ko Chun and his men show up with Chatchai. Kit and Chatchai team up and defeat all of Ko Chun's men. At the same time, Hung breaks free from his restraints and attacks his brother, but his medical condition deteriorates and he becomes blind as a consequence. Hung dies as he tells his brother not to fear himself. Kit and Chatchai are seemingly no match for Ko Chun after engaging him in a long fight. At one point, Chatchai is knocked out after being stabbed by Ko Chun, who then proceeds to pound Kit against the window until the glass shatters.
While in his unconscious state, Chatchai has a vision of Sa in danger and immediately gets up and knocks Ko Chun out of the window. When he realises Kit has also fallen out of the window, Chatchai throws out a chain for Kit to hold on, but Ko Chun grabs the chain instead. Kit then grabs on to Ko Chun's tie and eventually strangles him to death while dangling from his tie. Chatchai stretches out his hand and pulls Kit back to safety. The movie ends with Sa now growing up narrates that she got the transplant and remembers Chatchai hugging her while Kit watches from a distance away.
==Cast==
* [[Tony Jaa]] as Chatchai Tak (阿猜德) "Tak" (德), a Thai prison guard.
* [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]] as Chan Chi-kit (陳志杰) "Kit" (杰), a Hong Kong undercover cop.
* [[Simon Yam]] as Chan Kwok-wah (陳國華) "Wah" (華), Kit's uncle and supervisor.
* [[Zhang Jin (actor)|Zhang Jin]] as Ko Chun (高晉), a corrupt warden of the Thai prison who works for Mr Hung.
* [[Louis Koo]] (special appearance) as Hung Man-kong (洪文剛) or Mr Hung (洪爺), the boss of the crime syndicate.
* [[Andrew Ng (actor)|Andrew Ng]] as Uncle On, assistant to Mr. Hung
* [[Ken Lo]] as Wong Kwong (黃光) or Kwong (光), Chatchai's colleague.
* [[Jun Kung]] as Hung Man-biu (洪文彪), Mr Hung's younger brother.
* [[Dominic Lam]] as Cheung Chun-tung (張振東), Wah's superior in the police force.
* [[Babyjohn Choi]] as Kwok Chun-yat (郭俊一), Wah's subordinate.
* Wilson Tsui as Dai-hau (大口), Wah's subordinate.
* Unda Kunteera Yhordchanng as Sa (莎), Chatchai's daughter.
* [[Candy Yuen]] as Fong Wing-kum (方詠琴), Hung Mun-biu's wife.
* [[Philip Keung]] as Fan Ging-hung (范勁雄), the boss of a smuggling ring.
* Eddie Pang as Hung's henchman
* Zhang Chi as Ah-zai (亞囝), Hung's knife-wielding henchman.
==Production==
With a budget of US$23 million, filming started on 1 May 2014 and concluded on 6 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-jaa-star-hong-kong-711687 | title=Tony Jaa to Star in Hong Kong Action Film 'SPL II' | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=2014-06-13 | accessdate=2014-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1410333299182734/1482261955323201 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/officialtonyjaa/photos/pb.1410333299182734.-2207520000.1397556047./1482261955323201/?type=3&theater |title = Tony Jaa on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jaynestars.com/movies/spl-2-holds-press-conference | title="SPL 2" Holds Press Conference | accessdate=2014-06-14}}</ref>
==Release==
The first trailer was released on 23 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://twitchfilm.com/2015/03/tony-jaa-and-wu-jing-kick-ass-in-first-spl-2-teaser.html |title=Tony Jaa And Wu Jing Kick Ass In First SPL 2 Teaser |date=2015-03-23 |accessdate= 2015-03-27 |work= [[Twitch Film]]}}</ref> The film was released in Hong Kong and China on June 18, 2015.<ref name=filmbiz>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/spl2-a-time-for-consequences|publisher=[[Film Business Asia]]|title=SPL2: A Time for Consequences|last=Elley|first=Derek|date=24 July 2015|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref>
==Reception==
===Box office===
The film grossed an estimated US$43.36 million in its four-day opening weekend, debuting at No. 2 at the Chinese box office behind ''[[Jurassic World]]'' and third place worldwide behind ''Jurassic World'' and ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]''.<ref name="THRR">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-jurassic-world-804407|title=China Box Office: 'Jurassic World' Devours Competition for Second Week|author=Abid Rahman|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]])|date=June 23, 2015|accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref>
===Critical reception===
On [[Review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the website gives the film a score of 100% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10.<ref>{{Citation|title=Kill Zone 2 (Saat po long 2) (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kill_zone_2_2016|language=en|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]] gives the film a score of 73/100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Citation|title=Kill Zone 2|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/kill-zone-2|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref>
On ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Elizabeth Kerr called the film "a tight, entertaining action flick".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/spl-2-a-time-consequences-801496|title= 'SPL 2: A Time for Consequences': Film Review|author= Elizabeth Kerr|date= June 10, 2015|accessdate= June 10, 2015|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Joe Leydon of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "a martial-arts noir melodrama that neatly entwines operatic outbursts of emotion with bodacious bouts of butt kicking."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/spl-2-a-time-for-consequences-review-1201615692/|title= Film Review: 'SPL 2 — A Time for Consequences'|author= Joe Leydon|date= October 12, 2015|accessdate= October 14, 2015|work= [[Variety.com]]}}</ref> [[Derek Elley]] of ''[[Film Business Asia]]'' gave the film a score of 6/10 and called it "a big, splashy mess, with a chaotic script."<ref name="filmbiz" />
==Sequel==
The third film in the ''SPL'' series, ''[[Paradox (2017 film)|Paradox]]'', was released in China and Hong Kong on 17 August 2017 and 25 August 2017, respectively. The film featured Wilson Yip returning to the director's chair while Cheang Pou-soi served as producer and stars Louis Koo, Tony Jaa and Ken Lo returning in different roles alongside new cast members [[Gordon Lam]], [[Wu Yue (actor)|Wu Yue]] and Chris Collins. [[Sammo Hung]], who appeared in ''[[SPL: Sha Po Lang]]'', served as the action director for ''Paradox''.
==References==
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==External links==
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