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Am zin (1999) 7.3
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime Syndicates. Director:Johnnie To |
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Cast
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| Ching Wan Lau | ... |
Inspector Ho Sheung-Sang
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YoYo Mung | ... |
Leung Yuen Ting - Girl on Mini Bus
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Waise Lee | ... |
Baldy
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Shiu Hung Hui | ... |
Chief Inspector Wong Kai-fat
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Suet Lam | ... |
Suet, Baldy's Henchman
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Ruby Wong | ... |
Head of Interpol
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Wai Ai | ... |
Cop at bank
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Wai Kin Lam | ... |
Negotiator Hui
(as Lam Wai Kin)
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Diamond Dealer
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Wai Leung Hung | ... |
Building Caretaker
(as Hung Wai Leung)
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Ching Ting Law | ... |
Elevator Cop
(as Lo Ching Ting)
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Man Shing Yau | ... |
Bank Robber
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Tin Hung Yee | ... |
SPU Leader
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South Kei Lee | ... |
Street Thug
(as Lee South Kei)
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Dying Wah has nothing to be afraid of anymore when he realizes that he has only 4 weeks to live, and he's determined to get revenge for his father. Later, when Wah successfully gets away in a robbery, detective San makes up his mind and chases after Wah and arrests him. But, we can only have one winner in a game, who's gonna win? Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>
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A criminal genius, who has only 14 days left in his life. A CID, who has the support of the entire police force. A psychological but fatal game between two men of super talent.Parents Guide:
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
23 September 1999 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
Running Out of Time See more »Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, ChinaBox Office
Gross:
SGD 356,158 (Singapore) (5 November 1999)Company Credits
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China Star Entertainment, Win's Entertainment Ltd., Milky Way Image Company See more »
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This film is a refreshing change of pace from the mindless Hong Kong triad movies I have grown so tired of. There are no spectacular gun fights. No car chases. And practically minimal action to speak of. The audience is kept in suspense for the most part, though certain aspects of the so called "ploy" by Andy Lau are quite obvious.
The film has been hailed as a departure from the genre of violent triad films, and as an "intelligent" crime film. To an extent, it is. But, to some extent, it still fails the "believability" test. One can hardly picture any triad member to be dumb enough to not see through the female disguise of Andy Lau in a second. It also seemed to have fallen for the "if someone was seriously ill, the said someone will be coughing up copious amounts of blood regularly" thing Chinese films seem to go for all the time.
The subtle relationship between the two lead characters is a refreshing change.
All in all an enjoyable film, even though the concept is not new and there are few surprises. >