La kai tie mu (1992)
6/10
Way of the Lady kingboxer
3 January 2023
Inspector Li Tong (Sharon Cheung), investigating the smuggling operations of firearms into Hong Kong after a police raid, uncovers the truth that the gunrunners responsible are from mainland China. The Chinese government responds by sending their representative, Detective Chiang-hung (Sibelle Hu) to assist. While both ladies are reluctant to co-operate, due to Li-Tong being a hothead against the straight-laced Chiang-hung, soon they started working as a team as their investigations inadvertently results in both of them being sent to mainland China to confront the gunrunning gang in their headquarters.

In the vein of Yes, Madam, which features two contrasting female cops forced to work; Sibelle usually plays loudmouth characters but here she's subdued and wise, whereas Sharon Cheung is on Dirty Harry mode. Sure it's quite average, with the first half not so engaging, but it progressively gets better and is quite satisfying piece of action. The stunts and fights are very impressive. Carter Wong also stars.
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