**May contain spoilers - I wanted to give it a 8.5 as it isn't quite a 9, but IMDb won't let me... so I rounded up!
I am a huge fan of Francis Ng, and so naturally, I would watch this film. I am typically a supporter of HK film, but it is to no doubt that the HK film industry has changed itself for the China market. Therefore, a lot of films since the early millenia has since lost a bit of the HK flavour. However, this movie, being released in 2005 kept a lot of the HK edge and successfully captivated the audience in a typical but different HK police story.
The story line is nothing new; a weathered cop is paired with a fresh blood who is upbeat and hopeful. This brings out the best in the first cop which leads to his discovery and renewed passion for his profession. This story very strangely, but convincingly, ties in a character named Shing (Francis Ng), who is suffering mental issues from a problematic past.
He finds new love to a neighbour who moves upstairs who clearly has a kind heart and hopes to make some money for her daughter. As the story progresses, the two progress and fall in love...but I will write no more.
This movie has everything. It has comedy, drama, action, scenes where it makes you cringe, scenes where you regain faith in humanity, scenes where it is completely surreal, and scenes where it captures the utter truth. This has everything and it is one of my favourite HK films of all time. It deserves a watch!
I am a huge fan of Francis Ng, and so naturally, I would watch this film. I am typically a supporter of HK film, but it is to no doubt that the HK film industry has changed itself for the China market. Therefore, a lot of films since the early millenia has since lost a bit of the HK flavour. However, this movie, being released in 2005 kept a lot of the HK edge and successfully captivated the audience in a typical but different HK police story.
The story line is nothing new; a weathered cop is paired with a fresh blood who is upbeat and hopeful. This brings out the best in the first cop which leads to his discovery and renewed passion for his profession. This story very strangely, but convincingly, ties in a character named Shing (Francis Ng), who is suffering mental issues from a problematic past.
He finds new love to a neighbour who moves upstairs who clearly has a kind heart and hopes to make some money for her daughter. As the story progresses, the two progress and fall in love...but I will write no more.
This movie has everything. It has comedy, drama, action, scenes where it makes you cringe, scenes where you regain faith in humanity, scenes where it is completely surreal, and scenes where it captures the utter truth. This has everything and it is one of my favourite HK films of all time. It deserves a watch!