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Top 10 Gangster Films
1) Goodfellas
2) Millers Crossing
3) The Godfather part 2
4) The Godfather
5) Scarface (1983)
6) Infernal Affairs
7) The Untouchables
8) Casino
9) Menace II Society
10)Donnie Brasco
Top 10 Sci Fi Films
1) The Empire Strikes Back
2) Star Wars
3) Revenge of the Sith
4) Return of the Jedi
5) Blade Runner
6) Alien
7) The Teminator
8) Terminator 2: Judgment Day
9) Donnie Darko
10)The Matrix
Top 10 Horror Films
1) Dawn of the Dead
2) The Exorcist
3) Halloween
4) The Fly
5) Evil Dead 2
6) The Thing (1982)
7) A Nightmare on Elm Street
8) The Shining
9) Don't Look Now
10)The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Top 10 Comedies
1) This is Spinal Tap
2) Clerks
3) Shaun of the Dead
4) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
5) Withnail and I
6) Groundhog Day
7) Quick Change
8) Being John Malkovich
9) Midnight Run
10)Swingers
Reviews
Ji fat faan fat (2001)
Worth a look.
The plot of Cop on a Mission is hardly a new one. Cop goes undercover and gets seduced by the criminal lifestyle. It has been done a million times before but this still has something to offer.
Daniel Wu plays Mike, a cop who is becoming increasingly frustrated with his tiresome job with little benefits, whilst the criminals live a life of luxury. He is offered a undercover job to infiltrate a Triad gang led by Boss Tin (Eric Tsang). Mike slowly becomes engrossed in this world and in Tin's wife (Suki Kwan). The acting by these three actors is top notch, particularly the charismatic Eric Tsang who steals every scene he appears in. It is this acting that lifts the film from mediocrity. One of the major flaws in this film is the music. It features some syrupy ballads over the romantic moments which would seem more at home on Emmanuelle.
Cop on a Mission can't really compete with other similar Asian films like Infernal Affairs (also starring Tsang), but it is enjoyable and at times is reminiscent of such classic gangster films as The Untouchables and Goodfellas (although never really matching them). It also throws up some neat twists at the end, making this a worthwhile watch.