Hong Kong. When Cao Nan and his group of thieves rob an armored car in broad daylight, they don't hesitate to murder innocent people on the run. Lui Ming Chit, a veteran police inspector, is forced to use sinister tactics to catch them.
Acting
Andy Lau's descent from noble cop to something monstrous.
Practical Effects
Hong Kong streets genuinely destroyed, not CG nonsense.
Direction
Alan Yuen's claustrophobic action staging in cramped spaces.
Director
Alan Yuen Kam-Lun
Andy Lau
Inspector Lui
Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
To Sing Bong
Yao Chen
Yan Bing
Hu Jun
Cao Nan
Ray Lui
Paco
Philip Keung Ho-Man
Tony Keung
Jacqueline Chan
Yiu-Yiu
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Chiu Kin Kwok
Michael Wong
Chief Superintendant Choi
Ben Wong
PTU Commander
Vincent Sze Cho-Lam
Szeto Yat Ming
Ricky Chan Po-Yuen
Lung
Sammy Hung Tin-Chiu
Dicky
Terence Yin Chi-Wai
Goofy
Michael Tong Man-Lung
Jackal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Andy Lau performed many of his own stunts despite being 52, including dangling from a building during the climactic shootout. The man has no quit.
Released during Hong Kong cinema's identity crisis post-1997, the film's nihilistic cop mirrors anxieties about institutional decay and moral ambiguity in a changing city.
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