David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
无语凝噎，说不出话来！已经准备好二刷的票了。陈导在这部遗作里表现出了从影生涯的最高水准！游走在黑与白之间的灰色人物，一场雨夜的奇妙捉弄，两个走上不同的兄弟，一切充满了港式江湖的味道。反派虽然下手狠辣，目无法纪人性，却是被真正手段肮脏的上级逼得走投无路，是在一朵在罪恶和血腥中绽放的绝美花朵，依然是义薄云天，值得敬佩的。印象最深的三场戏：法庭对峙，南亚贫民窟小巷追逐和下水道戏，光影斑驳的教堂里的搏斗。最后身上布满红外线狙击枪的粉红光点，灰尘浮动下朦胧的圣光打在邱刚敖的身上，那一刻宛如一尊怀抱基督的玛利亚，在痛苦和罪孽中走向皈依。陈导的激烈火药味中饱含着对这个黑白颠倒的世界的愤怒，还有那绽放于血海中的恶之花的迷人炫目绝美。（小声：陈导对小谢肯定是真爱，拍得太太太绝美了！）
7分，感觉剧情设置上和《拆弹专家2》有些重复，相似的白变黑故事，相似的价值取向冲突，不知道这是不是未来港匪片的标配了😂。特效和动作上还是没话说，两位男主间的打斗依然精彩。
前面这段时间的香港警匪片好像都走大动作大爆炸线路了，难得又见这种拳拳到肉的对打，过瘾。。。
警队又一次分裂了，无名的愤怒又一次爆发了，是什么让差人与贼的界限被模糊的、是什么让差人的愤怒被激发甚至大过贼的？这两年香港的警匪片重新找到了这个抓手，一路打下去，看打到底、炸到底，香港会变成什么样？差人变贼，好像死亡是唯一救赎，这就是无解中给出的答案。陈木胜的生命能量在电影中看起来没有任何的衰退，发光到最后一刻，突然熄灭，看到结尾的致敬词，才恍然意识到他已经走了。那以后能拍这种警匪片的香港导演，又少了一位了吧。
曾几何时，我们可能不会对如此质量的港片喝彩。 但现在，且看且珍惜吧
还是吐槽下已经很努力作嚣张的小谢，小鸡仔身材跑起来佝着背，压不住手下肌肉男队员的。整体很好了，甄子丹比较努力的贡献了他的文戏上限
陈导最后打出的一张爆炸动作牌，硬硬相抗动作戏爽到能自然联想到《杀破狼》那场经典巷道战，谢的反派太合适，棱角锐利，帅而狠辣。
最近几年不说没有什么亮眼的港片，连稍微看得过去的都没有。这部众星云集的电影，故事本身就很深厚，剧情饱满，讲兄弟情谊，讲道德困境，不得不做出的抉择，以及遵从的原则。仇恨铺垫，兄弟反目，冲突对立，直至分道扬镳，誓不两立。火爆要素也统统都有，打斗，枪战，拆弹，飞车追逐，爆炸，等等。也许，我认为肯定会有人说，这部电影，甄子丹作为主角，正能量太过爆棚，连说个谎都不肯，一点也不真实。可是我却有不同的看法，我觉得，我这个人，看过很多国内国外的片子，这些电影或多或少影响塑造了我部分的价值观，譬如“邦主”的这种不通人情的诚实，正直。不过仅仅是这点也不会叫我很简单的打高分，必然是剧情和过程让我得到了思考及享受满足。向陈木胜导演致敬！
看谢霆锋耍刀的样子，破解了困惑我多年的悬案，终于明白天后和柏芝为啥爱得死去活来了。霆锋你的事业不是做菜，而是去港片里演反派！
没想到这么多年了甄子丹的肌肉还是这么强
比我想象中要好一点，文戏做了一个扎实的关系，这样的人生还是戏味很浓的，但是谢霆锋演得很浅，他这些年不常演戏，既没有进步，也没有从表演中看出他对表演有了更深的理解，他还在演一个很虚的状态和找角度，然后吃人设的福利，他和甄子丹对戏，甚至台词都说不过甄子丹，甄子丹相反就是一个不多做花活的男演员，我看这部，看倚天屠龙记都很惊讶，要知道上了年纪的男明星，是很难忍住不去释放自己油腻的魅力的。
一开头的剧情就像新警察故事，只不过成龙换成了甄子丹，吴彦祖换成了谢霆锋，在毒品窝的打斗是导火线的感觉，挺爽的。反正看完整部片子，就像是看这两部电影缩影，但又都没超越其中一部，中规中矩吧，3.5分，冲着谢霆锋去的女生大概会给4-5分
谢霆锋在雨中杀人，我的耳边风声阵阵。
打戏非常好看，无论是甄子丹还是谢霆锋都帅的一比。反派写的有问题，一会儿心黑手辣疯批杀人，一会儿又化身正义使者理直气壮地复仇，割裂感非常严重，你们也都不是什么好人别全赖上司了。弹幕也有一部分三观不正的，影响了观影心情。
体能不好做不了悍匪。只看个爽快还是可以，但是这里法证是透明了！否则口口声声找证据，还天天打得血肉横飞，说不过去啦。拆弹专家2之2.0版本，谢霆锋很酷，演技大赏
导演陈木胜的遗作 正反双男主抗衡 很有老港产警匪片的味道 律法还是人情 更多的人还是选择走入灰色地带 一步踏错就是深渊（谢霆锋最后的打扮很有mj的味道）
阿邦这种兄弟我是不敢交的，这种人不叫正直，叫认死理，可是过刚易折啊朋友，不管是做人还是做事都没有必要这样，是我我就算做假证也会保兄弟，因为兄弟们本来就没错，错的是坏人和那个坑他们的上司，正直的人这会儿不找上司理论了？总之阿邦这个角色太不讨喜了，反而是能理解阿敖他们的黑化，被背叛和抛弃了谁还要继续当好人
对内地酒桌文化的表现这还是我第一次在港片中见。套内地意识形态的表现貌似最近几年越来越多，但都不自然又浅白，不过这都是题外话。电影本身实在是太烂了，没一个能提起兴趣的点。
法庭上，我说了真话；牢狱里，他蹲了十年
陈木胜导演的谢幕，很精彩。这部遗作，将是他的又一部代表作。
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