A drug bust goes awry when five expert gunmen kill both criminals and police, and make off with the drugs and money.
Benny Chan's last movie borrows from cops and robbers movies everywhere including Heat, Infernal Affairs, and Hard Boiled. There's even a stylistic shout out to the greasy hair and erratic behaviour of the Joker. The resulting mash-up should be a mess, but great story pacing and action scenes save it. It's action packed and enjoyable, with backstory exposed gradually. Just don't overanalyse it.
Nicholas Tse steals the show as the damaged villain, hounded by the bland veteran policeman played by Donny Yen.
The story suffers because of the hero's lack of character arc. Blame the need for clear goodies and baddies.
Notably using Cantonese instead of Mandarin, and slick but blatant moralising, this movie delivers the local PR boost the Hong Kong Police needs in 2020.
Benny Chan's last movie borrows from cops and robbers movies everywhere including Heat, Infernal Affairs, and Hard Boiled. There's even a stylistic shout out to the greasy hair and erratic behaviour of the Joker. The resulting mash-up should be a mess, but great story pacing and action scenes save it. It's action packed and enjoyable, with backstory exposed gradually. Just don't overanalyse it.
Nicholas Tse steals the show as the damaged villain, hounded by the bland veteran policeman played by Donny Yen.
The story suffers because of the hero's lack of character arc. Blame the need for clear goodies and baddies.
Notably using Cantonese instead of Mandarin, and slick but blatant moralising, this movie delivers the local PR boost the Hong Kong Police needs in 2020.