HK thriller 'Bodies At Rest' is like 'Die Hard 2' in a morgue

Bodies At Rest. Photo: GSC Movies

When the director of Die Hard 2 tells you his next film is a Hong Kong action thriller that is like “Die Hard 2 in a mortuary”, it’s, well, hard not to get excited about Renny Harlin’s Bodies At Rest.

Starring Nick Cheung, Zi Yang, Richie Jen, Clara Lee and Jiayi Feng, Bodies At Rest is set in a morgue, where a forensic scientist and his assistant find themselves accosted by masked gunmen who demand access to a body that holds a crucial piece of evidence important in an upcoming trial.