To me this is Death Note x Faceoff. Plot is overly complicated and execution is poor. As in everything is 1 speed, fast. No change of pace, no character development, just plot point after plot point.
Cinematography is good, direction is good mind you, just script is blah ! It's the same sickness again that plagues 90% of these HK funded movies nowadays. They need backers to fund the project. And to do so backers want stars, that means skim on the writing.
In a way this shows either no total control nor final cut option by director or the writing want to show cleverness. And every twist point must be explained by one of the main lead as if in a musical recital. How very boring. Then again the plot is highly improbable and uber twisty.
There are lots of TVB regulars and to pick Louis Koo as the seemingly minor character is a dead give away. The other movie recently with the fate and misfortune is comparatively better.
Cinematography is good, direction is good mind you, just script is blah ! It's the same sickness again that plagues 90% of these HK funded movies nowadays. They need backers to fund the project. And to do so backers want stars, that means skim on the writing.
In a way this shows either no total control nor final cut option by director or the writing want to show cleverness. And every twist point must be explained by one of the main lead as if in a musical recital. How very boring. Then again the plot is highly improbable and uber twisty.
There are lots of TVB regulars and to pick Louis Koo as the seemingly minor character is a dead give away. The other movie recently with the fate and misfortune is comparatively better.