Sun taam (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.4/10   

Directors:

Johnnie To
Ka-Fai Wai

Writers:

Ka-Fai Wai (written by) &
Kin-Yee Au (written by)

Release Date:

29 novembre 2007 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Accroche:

I can see a person's inner personality.

Plot:

A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer. |

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Serial Killer | Supernatural | Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound | Shirt Filled With Blood

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Plain fun

Ensemble

Ching Wan Lau	...	Inspector Chan Kwai Bun (as Lau Ching Wan)
Andy On	...	Inspector Ho Ka On
Ka Tung Lam	...	Ko Chi Wai (as Lam Ka Tung)
Kelly Lin	...	May Cheung
Kwok-Lun Lee	...	Wong Kwok Chu (as Lee Kwok Lun)
Choi-ning Lee	...	Gigi (as Karen Lee)
Flora Chan	...	May Cheung - in Bun's eyes
Siu-Fai Cheung	...	Violent Man - Ko's Inner Personality (as Cheung Siu Fai)
Suet Lam	...	Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality (as Lam Suet)
Jay Lau	...	Calculating Woman - Ko's Inner Personality (as Lau Kam Ling)
Eddy Ko	...	The Chief
Jo Kuk	...	Cunning Woman - Ho's Inner Personality (as Jo Koo)
Ling To Yuen	...	Policeman (as Yuen Ling To)
Jonathan Lee	...	Weak Boy - Ho's Inner Personality
Ronald Yan	...	Chi-Wai's Boss

Autre(s) titre(s):

Mad Detective (Hong Kong: English title) (USA) (new title)
Godly Detective (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Shen tan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Mad Detective (France) [fr]

Durée:

Canada:89 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Pays:

Hong Kong

Langue:

Cantonais | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Canada:14A | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Ireland:15A (cinema rating) | UK:18 (video rating) | New Zealand:R16

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, China

Company:

China Star Entertainment

Guillemet:

Inspector Bun: [Bun talks to himself] If you shoot, you will be no different from everyone else.
Inspector Bun: [on second thought] I am human too. Why should I be any different?
[Bun pulls the trigger]

Movie Connections:

References Nora inu (1949)

Plain fun

The story follows a somewhat not-so-sane Hongkong police detective Bun (Lau) who, after solving a crime in "his own way" during the opening sequence of the movie, cuts half his ear off, gets suspended from the force and has to lead on his miserable private life, mainly communicating with the creations of his own mind. As some years have passed, another cop in HK police gets missing in action and Ho (On), a former member of Bun's investigation unit, gets the case and decides to call Bun for help.

The flick is (as title refers) a bit on the side of madness. Though, it doesn't truly get deeply attached to the theme, offering a light view of one side of it. Seems that directors Johnny To and Ka-Fai Wai decided to rule out everything that would "ruin" the picture for audiences more on the side of police-thriller. Bun's tendency to descend to schizophrenia is opened to the viewer quite early in the film and also simply, making it clear that it's just a part of film we wouldn't miss. So everything is opened up for the viewer, just enjoy the story (which doesn't offer too much) and enjoy the acting. A bit of non-linear scene-switching, but that wouldn't bother anyone who doesn't still live in 60's.

Bun's character is the star of this film and Ching Wan Lau plays the role well. Comic at times (a super-cop with half an ear and - during most of the film - a bloody bandage wrapped around his head, looking like a bum after a weekly party) but mainly socializing with inner world of himself and - as he states he can see the 'inner personality' of people - those around him. Especially the lovely relationship with his imaginary wife: everything that's worthy to love in her, everything feminine, was hooked to the image of his mind, so when the real wife (now an ex) finally showed up, the only qualities left for her were those of a mean bitch's.

The film would've been quite Hitchcock's style, if the schizophrenic part of Bun had been left unveiled for a longer period of the movie (as the master hinted to play with the audience, not only caress them). What bothered the most - these god damn in fashion hair cuts - why do the characters have to look like the cover picture of some fashion magazine? It's one of the weakest links in almost all modern Asian movies.

3/5