I know this show has been out in the cinema for like.. months ago?? and its officially declared as last yr production as 2007 has since arrived. ( so outdated i know, but I'm in Brazil, okie?!) I have not been able to catch the so called "Hong Kong Cinema savior" for year 2006. So.. since i got home earlier than usual, i decided to sit down n thrilled myself with a Cops Drama. Given the Infernal Affairs-sized expectations, I have to confess despite my huge likings on Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro, i still find the movie somewhat disappointing.
With such an insanely heavy pedigree production crew(Andrew Lau, Alan Mak and Felix Chong), the storyline is unbelievable predictable. Tony Leung as the bad guy in disguise, and Takeshi as the desperate PI. There is an heavy efforts in acting by both the leads and advertly point to the lack of chemistry between them. The supporting characters had so little to do, Xu Jinglei as Tony Leung's wife, had fairly else to do except to love her husband, and to show pain when she found out the truth. Shu Qi was largely wasted in her role as a beer maid and Chapman To, an Andrew Lau and Alan Mak film regular, finds himself as a fellow cop in yet another role for comedic effect, in trying to lighten up moods whenever Tony Leung and Takeshi begin to wallow.
Ever since Infernal Affair, I seriously lost my interst in HK films production. Unless u have absolutely nothing to do (like me), i suggest you can skip this.
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