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9 April 1998 (Hong Kong) morePlot:
One of the most universally acclaimed motion pictures in the history of Hong Kong cinema. Acclaimed director Gordon Chan ("Fist Of Legend"... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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9 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
A new plateau in HK action moreCast
(Credited cast) | Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | ... | Tung |
 | Michael Wong | ... | Michael Cheung |
| Stephanie Che | ... | Yee |
| Kathy Chow | ... | Yoyo |
| Sam Lee | ... | Skinny Sam |
| Patrick Tam | ... | Pushy Pin |
| Roy Cheung | ... | Brother Fai |
| Arthur Wong | ... | Tai Ge |
| Sammuel Leung | ... | Paul |
| Kong Kim | ... | Kai |
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| Gary Mak | ... | Man with hostage |
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Anyone who didn't like this film must've come to the table with expectations. It does not cascade from one tightly-choreographed action scene to the next like the John Woo classics, which as good as they are to watch, are still played more for bullets and explosions than for story or characters. This is a totally different kind of film, with casual, believable dialogue, some great acting, and its "cowboys" and "indians" not so clearly defined.
Not that it isn't high on stylish shot-framing, editing and dynamite costume design; this is, after all, still a Hong Kong production. But I saw flashes of Cassavettes and Pedro Almodovar-less homage to Ringo Lam or Ronny Yu. Anthony Wong's character, "Brother Tung" still gets to go crazy at the end and spill a lot of blood, in a gritty hand-to-hand fight scene. What more could one ask? I've seen more than my share of slow-motion shootouts. This film is something more: a drama, at times a comedy, with cops and triads as its milieu, rather than its reason for being. An easy five stars.