2002 is a special police force that fights against supernatural phenomena. The team is formed by one human, Chiu, and a spirit, Sam. When Sam reincarnates, a human rookie policeman Fung applies for the position.
Practical Effects
Ghosts made of slime, smoke, and pure 2001 CGI ambition.
Acting
Nicholas Tse's thousand-yard stare in a movie about fart jokes.
Writing
Rules for ghost policing that make no sense and perfect sense.
Director
Wilson Yip
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
Inspector Tide Yau
Stephen Fung
Wind Fung
Law Kar-Ying
Paper Chan
Rain Lee Choi-Wah
Rain
Sam Lee
Sam
Alex Fong Lik-Sun
Water Ghost
Lee Lik-Chi
Police Precinct Head Tang
Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Rain's doctor
Hau Woon-Ling
Grandmother Four
Joe Lee Yiu-Ming
Head of 2002 unit
Joe Cheng Cho
Police Precinct Head
Natalie Tong
Female Student
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wilson Yip made this right before finding international fame with Ip Man—explaining the bizarre tonal whiplash between slapstick and genuine sorrow.
The film plays with Chinese afterlife bureaucracy and reincarnation timelines, treating ghost employment as mundane civil service—peak Hong Kong absurdism coping with 1997 handover anxiety.
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