Flash Point (2007)
"Dou fo sin" (original title)

A hot-headed inspector takes on a small but powerful Vietnamese-Chinese gang, after a series of crimes and murder attempts committed and putting an undercover cop and his girlfriend in great danger.

Director:

Wilson Yip

Writers:

Kam-Yuen Szeto, Lik-Kei Tang

Stars:

Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Collin Chou

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Donnie Yen	...	Inspector Jun Ma
Louis Koo	...	Wilson
Collin Chou	...	Tony
Ray Lui	...	Archer Sin (as Lui Leung Wai)
Bingbing Fan	...	Julie (as Fan Bing Bing)
Yu Xing	...	Tiger (as Xing Yu)
Kent Cheng	...	Inspector Wong
Ping Ha	...	Tony's mother (as Ha Ping)
Ben Lam	...	Sam
Austin Wai	...	Four Eyes
Wai Ai	...	Hero (as Ai Wai)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zen Berimbau	...	Boxing trainer
Drafus Chow	...	Boxer
Damian Green	...	Boxer
Tony Ho	...	Cannon

Storyline

Ma Jun, a cop known for dispensing justice during arrests, teams with Hua Sheng, who's undercover, to try to bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before the mainland's takeover of Hong Kong. The eldest, Xian Wei Cha (called Zah), is arrested in an operation that exposes Sheng and almost gets him killed. His girlfriend, Qiu Di, who's been unaware of Sheng's profession, wants to see him quit. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. Zah's trial approaches, witnesses are in danger, and a showdown is inevitable.

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Plot Keywords:

showdown | hong kong | arrest | murder | self justice | 

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Taglines:

They made it personal... He'll make them pay.

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence and brutal martial arts action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Cantonese English Vietnamese

Release Date:

26 July 2007 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

City Without Mercy

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,271 (USA) (14 March 2008)

Gross:

$3,271 (USA) (14 March 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandarin Films Distribution Co., Chang Ying Group, Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to the intensity and complexity of the sequence, both Donnie Yen and Collin Chou agreed that their fight sequence at the end of the film was the hardest shoot they had ever done in their respective careers

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Goofs

Even though the movie takes place around 1997 there is a BMW X3 a visible and the X3 wasn't available before around 2004.

User Reviews

nice..

This was a real surprise as on a rainy day in the only Chinese cinema left in Sydney, to think i only went into Market city for some yum cha and got a whole lot more than i bargained for.

A fantastic roller-coaster ride of a film, OK so the long slow ride up to the top end of it can be daunting for those with ADD or a high blood sugar level but its sure worth it once you get there. Intense satisfying action shot from every possible angle yet still filled with a spontaneous verite energy unmatched by any Hollywood film i have seen..ever.

Its innovative style while a bit light on plot or dialogue (OK so i am stuck with subtitles which obviously lose something in the translation) overcomes any accusations of pretentiousness that could be leveled at a lot of similar films. The raw energy of the film leaks into every scene however still and explodes onto the screen when the action finally ramps up. Considering the violent nature of the film a lot of the actual killing is suggested rather than replayed in Technicolor from umpteen angles, but we still experience every kick and punch as if it were flying our way.

OK admittedly the story is about as engrossing as 300 or a lot of other HK cop films, IE runs at a primal level deeper than mere plot twists or any complicated subtext. No, its all about the man versus what he sees as injustice and occasionally about a friendship. Mostly though its about the battle for whats right even if thats not quite clear sometimes, by the end you know who the good guys are and as manipulated as you might feel you are rooting for them all the way.

OK I'm running out of superlatives and metaphors now..just go out and watch it if you like a good old school popcorn bash and can handle some underplayed buddy semantics.