This is the film that was supposed to have been ripped off by Quentin Tarantino for Reservoir Dogs, though to be fair now having seen the film Tarantino's film is essentially an expansion of the final fifteen minutes to half an hour of the film.
The plot here concerns Chow Yun Fat who is a cop working undercover. When another cop longer under cover is stabbed to death while on the trail of a bunch of Jewel thieves, Chow is forced to infiltrate the gang. We watch as Chows personal life implodes, and how other groups of cops want to use him for their own ends, especially if it means they can get a big bust out of it. Much bleaker than Tarantino's film the notions of loyalty and betrayal are especially strained and tested here, with the twists and turns having more weight. I like the film in its gritty hard edged Hong Kong way, but at the same time I think I'd prefer to re-watch Tarantino's film. This isn't to say this is a bad movie, its not, its just a different one.) (A note: the version I saw was the dubbed American version (it was what was run on cable). This essentially means that the entire soundtrack was removed and completely redone-want proof look at the long scroll of new music additions that runs at the end. I can't, at this point say how much was altered from original Hong Kong version. This means my feelings may change if I see the subtitled original version)
The plot here concerns Chow Yun Fat who is a cop working undercover. When another cop longer under cover is stabbed to death while on the trail of a bunch of Jewel thieves, Chow is forced to infiltrate the gang. We watch as Chows personal life implodes, and how other groups of cops want to use him for their own ends, especially if it means they can get a big bust out of it. Much bleaker than Tarantino's film the notions of loyalty and betrayal are especially strained and tested here, with the twists and turns having more weight. I like the film in its gritty hard edged Hong Kong way, but at the same time I think I'd prefer to re-watch Tarantino's film. This isn't to say this is a bad movie, its not, its just a different one.) (A note: the version I saw was the dubbed American version (it was what was run on cable). This essentially means that the entire soundtrack was removed and completely redone-want proof look at the long scroll of new music additions that runs at the end. I can't, at this point say how much was altered from original Hong Kong version. This means my feelings may change if I see the subtitled original version)