Expect The Unexpected is one of those Hong Kong films that
switches from lightweight romantic scenes to hard-boiled details
(like the dead baby in the washing machine), then back to more
upbeat scenes. This kind of thing just isn't done in Western pics
and can be disconcerting to viewers used to one kind of story or
the other. The romantic interludes are accompanied by an amiable score
from Cacine Wong, which suits the atmosphere of those scenes. But where the film scores highly is with the series the gritty street
shoot-outs that are well-done and vicious. Parts of this film just ramble along, with conversational sequences
that are just not needed, but Yam & Ching Wan are good, and the
ending really is unexpected. Uneven but watchable.
switches from lightweight romantic scenes to hard-boiled details
(like the dead baby in the washing machine), then back to more
upbeat scenes. This kind of thing just isn't done in Western pics
and can be disconcerting to viewers used to one kind of story or
the other. The romantic interludes are accompanied by an amiable score
from Cacine Wong, which suits the atmosphere of those scenes. But where the film scores highly is with the series the gritty street
shoot-outs that are well-done and vicious. Parts of this film just ramble along, with conversational sequences
that are just not needed, but Yam & Ching Wan are good, and the
ending really is unexpected. Uneven but watchable.