The Big Heat (1988) User Reviews

A must-see for fans of Hong Kong action!

[ass_spelunker · 8/10 · 4 April 2006]

If you aren't a fan of Cantonese gunplay/gangster movies, you won't like this as much as I did. If you are, however, and you haven't seen "The Big Heat", prepare to thoroughly enjoy yourself. Having been a fan of HK flicks for years, I've reached the stage where I feel like I've seen it all. I've even taken to renting videotapes at 4 bucks a pop, 2 tapes per film, at my local Chinese-language movie store(I live in Phoenix, AZ, so if you're anywhere remotely metropolitan, you probably have one in your town as well). Now, I scour the aisles, hoping to see something even remotely on par with the works of Woo, Lam, and Hark. Most times, I come up disappointed, sitting hopefully through a sluggish, poorly plotted film with one or two halfway decent action sequences. So I was pleasantly surprised by this one. An early entry into the HK cop action genre, this little number was directed by Johnny To and Andrew Kam, both of whom were reportedly fired by producer Tsui Hark, who helmed some of it himself. The story has been described by others here already, so I'll just mention that this thing kicks ass! It moves along at a fair clip, never gets dull, and the fight scenes, while more akin to Ringo Lam's close-quarters real-time shootouts than John Woo's orgiastic slo-mo duels, are consistently inventive and exciting. A couple of motifs here ended up in later films, like "The Killer" and "Hard Boiled". And, I swear, the "shoot the hostage" bit from "Speed" was lifted directly from this film. If you've watched all of the better-known HK movies(and some of the lesser-known ones), and are jonesing for a fix of Asian action, check this one out. And, yes, it really is gruesomely violent for a HK film.

We give this movie a very strong recommendation.

[tarbosh22000 · 8/10 · 27 August 2014]

Hong Kong cop Wai-Pong "John" Wong (Lee) has been having nightmares about his right hand. He's worried it will cramp up and be of no use should he get into a firefight and he won't be able to protect his partners Kam (Kwok), Clumsy Lun (Wong), or Malaysian cop working with them, Ong (Lo). Not to mention his wife Maggie (Mak), who he's been having troubles with lately. But Wong is going to have to put his psychological/physical issues on hold, because Hong Kong is about to be turned upside down by drug-dealing, blackmailing, ruthless gangsters that kill witnesses at the drop of a hat and want to do as much illegal activity as possible before 1997 (when HK becomes independent of British rule). This sets the stage for one of the most blood-drenched battles Hong Kong has ever seen. The heat isn't just big...it's HUGE! It's pretty easy math to do: Stylish police drama + Hong Kong + The 80's + GORE scenes = complete and total winner! We believe this movie's under-the-radar status, coupled with its being credited to not less than THREE directors, one of which is Johnnie To, another being an uncredited Tsui Hark, plus its groundbreaking uses of extreme violence, puts The Big Heat firmly in the category of cult movie. Which is saying a lot because that's one of the most misused terms out there today. Most movies deemed "cult" are not. We're pretty sure The Big Heat is. The title is not to be confused with the also-excellent (but couldn't be more different) film noir from 1953. Quick sidebar: if you look closely in one of the scenes, you can see a poster for Young Warriors (1983) in the background.

The Big Heat delivers all the bone-crunching violence you could ever possibly want, and we applaud them for going so far over the top. But the real truth is that this would be a good, solid, interesting movie even without the excessive blood and mayhem. It's stylishly and energetically directed, and would easily hold the viewers' interest sans all the brutality on show. So you can imagine the thrill-ride this movie is WITH all the violence. All the fights and stunts are spectacularly well-staged, and the viewer is never less than totally entertained. Plus there's plenty of slow-motion dramatics so popular at the time to increase the operatic feel of it all.

If The Big Heat was an 80's boombox, it would have all the levels cranked to the top. We give this movie a very strong recommendation so make sure you see it!

Very serious crime investigation. No comic relief or romantic subplot here, strictly business.

[tntokmenko · 7/10 · 26 January 2013]

One of Johnnie To's earlier films, this tale is more akin to the hard crime thriller of Martin Scorsese rather than To's recent "tongue-in- cheek" style. What we have here is brutal storytelling of blackmail, espionage, corruption, and violence all facing one struggling Hong Kong detective. Even by today's standards the violence is both shocking and disturbing to see. Some sequences may be over the top, and while out of place they are vastly entertaining. The plot of "a washed-up cop pulled back in for one last job" had been done to death even back in 1988, however Johnnie To added in some twists plus heavy suspense to make the material fresh. In my opinion the faults are the editing and lack of charisma from Waise Lee's character. The protagonist could have been more likable to better engage the audience, and the editing is dated with some awkward cuts and sped up/slowed down moments which don't blend well with the drama. Other than that the material hit home with me, and the all-out conclusion left me in awe. Keep in mind this is filled with winding clues and bloody confrontations, not an easy watch. -7/10

Hong Kong crime thriller par excellence!

[BrianDanaCamp · 5 March 2001]

THE BIG HEAT is an impressive crime thriller, shot in the streets and urban spaces of Hong Kong and filled with chases, shootouts and fistfights right up until the final action climax. While it doesn't have the sheer spectacle of John Woo's HK crime films (THE KILLER, HARD-BOILED), it is consistently gripping and suspenseful and generally more believable than Woo's films (at least until the final over-the-top battle). Simple one-line-plot: four cops go after a businessman in league with smugglers after the lead cop's former partner is brutally murdered.

The romantic interests are expertly interspersed into the story so that they never detract from the action, but become a part of it. This is a no-nonsense film from beginning to end, with no fat and no waste. There are numerous set-pieces, such as a face-off in a hospital elevator shaft, that are so tightly shot and edited as to rank with similar scenes in the best Hollywood urban crime thrillers.

The stars include Waise Lee (A BULLET IN THE HEAD), as the lead cop on the case, and Joey Wang (A CHINESE GHOST STORY), as a nurse who is romanced by one of the cops. The actor playing Lee's partner is none other than Philip Kwok, a one-time kung fu star (one of the Five Venoms), who, in line with the film's more authentic action, doesn't get to do any kung fu, but instead gets to shoot, run, chase, brawl, and drive at high speeds.

I should point out that the film includes much brutal violence, including beatings, mutilation and gruesome deaths. It's not for the squeamish, but if you're a fan of gritty, down-and-dirty crime thrillers, this DVD is for you.

If I've learned anything from these movies...

[captain_astronaut · 6/10 · 8 July 2022]

...it's that the Hong Kong police are dangerously incompetent. Also, the tone of this movie is all over the place. In one moment a cop's fiancé is brutally murdered and a few seconds later another cop is running through the streets carrying a bomb like Adam West in The Batman Movie.

One of the greatest Hong Kong action miracles ever!

[Bogey Man · 10/10 · 13 May 2002]

This film, The Big Heat (Hong Kong, 1988) is outstanding, and it shows exactly what differs these movies from others. This is directed by Johnnie To and Andrew Kam and the story involves a little bunch of police officers (including Waise Lee, the smooth actor from Better Tomorrow and Bullet in the Head) who are on the trail of a criminal league which is also responsible for one of the cops' partner's death. What follows is non-stop action and never before seen cinematic mayhem.

I'm mostly attracted by the apocalyptic tone the film has. In many Hong Kong films from that period, the main theme is that what will happen to Hong Kong in 1997..? It is a subject matter that scares and really concerns people in these films. But the infernal visions of The Big Heat can also be seen universally and as a statement of the whole globe's future and attitudes which destroy it. The apocalyptic element is maintained by the action and gory mayhem, which never actually stops during the film. There are no chances to have a break and be in peace. The whole system is collapsing and everybody has to fight for life all the time or the "stronger will get you."

The action scenes and gun battles are incredible (sorry for using these adjectives so much). When I first saw this, I watched it on VHS tape, dubbed in English and fullscreen, but still that tape was uncut. When I first saw it, the film didn't have any particular effect on me, although one extremely brutal car scene stayed in my mind, but the film as a whole didn't "blow me away" back then. Then I purchased the DVD which is subtitled in English and letterboxed and after that second viewing, I was kicked in the head. This is the case usually with HK movies: they have to be seen many times, before you really can see through them and appreciate them. The Big Heat showed its real face for me during that second time and now I've ranked the film among the most outrageous, fast paced and also savagely violent action films ever. And I think that people with open minds will come to that conclusion too.

If we talk about the violence in HK films, the violent Woo movies are not too hard to take because they are so beautiful and full of more or less mysterious elements (white birds/doves, crushing statues, and so on..) but the violence in Big Heat is very different. It comes pretty close to violence in Ringo Lam's masterful Full Contact which is also pretty savage and not "beautifully" violent and symbolic as John Woo's films. I really love Woo's artistic work too, but the attitudes in his films are very different than Big Heat's.

A local collector has told me that he has tried to show Big Heat to some of his colleagues at work, and no one has managed to sit through it! That really tells something about what are chances for mainstream audiences to understand these kinds of films which DON'T intend to entertain stupid masses.

In its own masterful genre, The Big Heat is a 10 out of 10 points experience and it can be recommended only for fanatics of the challenging Far East cinema.

Intense, violent and dark - and very nearly a classic

[simon_booth · 9/10 · 24 February 2007]

Tsui Hark produces and Johnnie To directs this classic tale of hard-boiled cops and powerful criminals who might be above the law, but aren't above justice (Hong Kong style).

Waise Lee plays the detective who wants to crack the proverbial 'one last case' before retirement, with Wong Hin-Mung as the rookie with a weak stomach and admirable support from Phillip Kwok and Lo Ging-Wa as the ice-cool action cops with an unspoken respect and affection under the competitive appearance of their relationship. Paul Chu Kong is truly fearsome as the ruthless villain, and Joey Wang is... cute as a chipmunk (sorry, but she really does look like one - she must never have babies with Donnie Yen!).

The film opens with a shocking image of a power drill piercing a hand, in quite convincing detail. It's just a nightmare/metaphor for Waise Lee's nerve condition, but it sets the tone for the film effectively - one of the most violent and cynical films Hong Kong has produced. It's reminiscent in more ways than one of the recent SPL, and the appropriation of the name from Fritz Lang's at-the-time-shocking noir is... appropriate. The film is quite openly influenced by Robocop too, with several moments of violence essentially stolen from Verhoeven's still-shocking work. This is mostly at the start of the film... as it progresses it shifts more towards Hong Kong style gunplay action in the John Woo style, but never gives up on its mission to up the ante for violence. There is some fantastic gunplay in the film, grittier and less stylised than Woo's, but just as 'ballistic'.

The film is just as intense in its narrative and atmosphere as in the action, genuinely 'thrilling' and dark as it sucks you into the characters' situation, making you care for the relatively-good guys and despise the undeniably-bad guys. There's very little 'fluff' or wasted screen time (Tsui Hark's tacked on cameo at the end being the major exception!).

I first saw the film years ago - one of the first DVDs I imported when I joined the digital world, as it happens. I wasn't all that impressed at the time, though the level of violence/gore definitely stuck in my head. After an overdue rewatch on the new/improved HK DVD, Waise Lee is still a terrible actor, even in this (one of his best efforts), but the film is so intense and uncompromising that he can't destroy it. If Chow Yun-Fat had been free (and affordable) there is no doubt in my mind that this would be held up as one of the all-time classics of HK Cinema's 'Golden Age'. My new evaluation is that it comes pretty darn close anyway.

Still, simply the greatest and grittiest action miracle from Hong Kong

[Bogey Man · 10/10 · 27 July 2002]

This is my second review on this incredible action film, The Big Heat (Hong Kong, 1988) by film makers Andrew Kam and Johnnie To. More detailed review by me can be found by reading user comments on this film or alternatively clicking my IMDb nick and searching there the first review of mine. I feel a need to write more about this film now that I watched the film again tonight.

The atmosphere and tune of the film is so incredibly infernal and non-stop ominous that I'm even more impressed than what I was when I watched this previously, and that is only one proof of the fact that most Hong Kong/Asian films are revealed more and more with each viewing and they cannot be fully understood after first viewing. The cinematography is very convincing and there are couple of scenes involving brightly red smoke and dangerously misty blue which really create an atmosphere of mayhem and violence, which is present whole the time in this movie, and also in World the film depicts collapsing. Blue smoke and atmosphere created by blue is very usual element among greatest Hong Kong thrillers, and most memorable use of that element can be found in finale of Ringo Lam's City on Fire, and also in many films made by Billy Tang, like Red to Kill and Dr. Lamb (which he directed with actor turned director Danny Lee.) The music in The Big Heat is also very effective and adds to the tension very greatly.

The blood and guts carnage and ultra violent action is very graphic and over-the-top to say the least, and will definitely make more squeamish viewer think twice whether or not continue watching the film. One death scene involving a multi level highway is perhaps the most brutal death scene I've seen in any film, and that is really saying something about the power and punch of this unique film, and that "highway scene" is just one pretty brief scene in this film. The shootout at the hospital is very dark and savage and no one is safe from angry bullets, including little children and nurses. The editing is very important element in these action scenes and there's absolutely nothing worth blaming about editing and cinematography in this film. This film is far grittier and bleaker than most John Woo films, and this is pretty close to Ringo Lam's films full of rage. I love also John Woo's films, but they are very different compared to The Big Heat and other rougher rides of Hong Kong mayhem/action cinema.

The Big Heat may have some negative points like unbelievable plot turns and other usual flaws usually found in action films, but it fortunately lacks all the stupid humor elements found irritatingly too often in Hong Kong action films. The Big Heat is serious all the time and tries not to entertain its audience by making it laugh. The plot is again very confusing, but that is another thing that is often present in these films and seems perhaps more confusing seen through Western eyes, but all these little negative things in the film are so easy to forgive since the film as a whole is so full of positive things and cinematic achievements that really make this film among the greatest Eastern action films ever. I think one has to be pretty keen on Hong Kong and Asian cinema in general in order to appreciate The Big Heat as much as I do, and I know many people wouldn't like films like The Big Heat by various reasons, perhaps most notably because it (fortunately) lacks all the efforts to entertain and make feel safe. I love this film very much and in its own genre full of rage, this film ranks among the most powerful and memorable films ever made. 10/10

Warning: Extremely brutal high paced HK police action

[experten · 8/10 · 1 December 2001]

Big Heat is no masterpiece, the editing is sometimes sloppy, the music score is stolen fragments thrown together, there are a few seconds unnecessary comic relief here and there (but only seconds), the acting is often mediocre (even though Waise Lee is okay), the camerawork is not very impressive, the dialogue is nothing special and the story is nothing new.

But despite the obvious flaws, if you like your movies violent you will be entertained.

This is one brutal movie. You will see people get massacred and torn to pieces, you will see gunshots to the head, gunshots with beautiful bloodsquibs and much more extreme violence well scattered from the shock beginning to the brutal ending. I can assure you that the incredible death by car scene is the most violent you have ever seen. The other reviewer Brian Camp has already mentioned the exciting and of course extremely violent elevator shaft scene. Not even the children are safe in this movie, unlike Hollywood movies were they don't even dare to get a dog killed. The pacing is good so you will not be bored and the story is no masterpiece but it works. It is about revenge and those stories seem to work no matter how many revenge movies you have seen. We need bloody revenge. If you do not like brutality do not see this movie. 8 / 10.

Goes Head-To-Head With Woo's Finest!!

[Movie-Misfit · 10/10 · 29 June 2020]

Written by Gordon Chan, director of Fist Of Legend and Thunderbolt, The Big Heat may be a little rough-around-the-edges, but it still stands strong as a fantastically gritty, violent, and fast-paced action thriller. Directed by Andrew Kam and Johnnie To, with the great Tsui Hark getting behind some scenes, uncredited, the film is brilliantly shot, in a way that only compliments the dark revenge plot, with its brutal tale of cops and robbers, screaming the style of a certain Ringo Lam, with only hints of light breaking through this raw, gore-filled, dark and exciting Hong Kong gem!

For me, the great Philip Kwok steals the show. Playing a cop on Lee's team, he could have carried this as the lead, bringing an explosive energy to his role and delivering one of the better performances in the film. After watching him in so may Shaw Brothers films recently, it was good to see him in a modern setting. But for Waise Lee, who had made an impression with his breakout role in the classic, A Better Tomorrow, only 2 years prior, The Big Heat helped take him to another level. Playing a cop with a spinal injury that affects his gun hand, Lee is advised to resign early. But when he gets word about the murder of his ex-partner, Lee delays his plans until he finds out who was behind the brutal killing. I would like to say that, if Chow Yun Fat had been in Lee's place, this film would be in everyone's collection much like his classics with Woo and Lam...

When I watch The Big Heat, I see Tsui Hark giving us a project inspired by his time on A Better Tomorrow 1 & 2. With John Woo taking a different approach to his stylised action thrillers, this gave Hark the chance to darken the tone even more, blending his dark humour with more ultra-violent, kinetic action. Working with Andrew Kam, the man behind Swordsman, Fatal Termination, and High Voltage with Donnie Yen - as well as the great Johnnie To who was still fresh as a film director (although had already been assisted on films such as Royal Warriors and Magnificent Warriors with Michelle Yeoh), producer and director Tsui Hark delivers an underrated classic that I say, deserves a place beside the legendary John Woo flicks.

Although leaning more towards that of a Ringo Lam film than the work of Woo, The Big Heat is packed with stunning cinematography that pulls you into the action, making for a tense viewing experience full of graphic gun fights and action, where limbs and heads are blown-off, and kids and innocent people get abused, backed by that stunning, night-time Hong Kong movie lighting, tight editing and great soundtrack. As the plot moves along, emotions run high with each of the cast members giving memorable performances - even Waise Lee, with a great collection of names, some just starting off in their career. Keep an eye out for the likes of Crime Story director Kirk Wong, Wong Hin Mung, Joey Wong, Paul Chu Kong, Ong Sai Kit, Michael Chow, Robin Shou, Roy Cheung, and the aforementioned Philip Kwok, who also doubles up as the action choreographer alongside Joe Chu and Paul Wong. Strangely enough, Kwok takes part in a fantastic hospital shoot-out, something that may just have inspired a certain scene in the amazing Hardboiled, where Kwok plays Mad Dog against Chow Yun Fat's gun-toting Tequila...

Brutal and fast-paced from the get-go, there's no denying its pace in the heroic bloodshed genre of Hong Kong cinema. I love The Big Heat and hope to see it resurrected with a 4K restoration one day soon. Unapologetic in its shock value and violence, the film stands as one of the most brooding and brutal crime films I have ever seen!

Overall: Powerful and memorable, The Big Heat is one of Hong Kong cinema's darkest and greatest action-thrillers that deserves to be seen!

Mean nasty and ugly, the type of violent crime film Hong Kong used to do with ease is represented here in spades

[dbborroughs · 9/10 · 2 September 2008]

Johnnie To and Tsui Hark direct with Andrew Kam one of the more violent brooding police films I've seen from Hong Kong. I know that some HK action films can get nasty and brutal, but this one seems to be near the top of the list. The story has a police detective putting his life and retirement on hold when he gets word that a former partner who was in hiding because of a bust that went bad, has been killed. The murder is tied to a wealthy business man who has ties to other dark and not so dark places. Assembling a team of like minded cops he sets off to find justice for his fallen friend. The film begins with a drill going through a man's hand (its a dream sequence referring to our hero's nerve trouble with his right hand) and then it goes from there as bodies are broken and battered and shot both graphically and frequently. Its a blood soaked thrill ride thats gritty and ugly. Its the sort of dark thriller that seems to have fallen out of favor with directors who don't like the idea of "action Noir" unless its brightly lit.I'm guessing this is the result of the ability to do better effects means you don't have to hide stuff in the shadows. This is a good very violent noir film by way of China and is worth a look for anyone who likes dark action.

Hardcore police drama, from Hong Kong (of course).

[Captain_Couth · 10/10 · 19 February 2005]

The Big Heat (1988) was a violent and brutal police drama that is still shocking and disturbing. A police inspector(Waise Lee) is partially crippled in his quick draw hand. He's haunted by the fact that he'll never be able to use it like he did ever again. Meanwhile a brutal crime lord (Chu Kong) is making all kinds of trouble amongst the Hong Kong Police department. Corruption is at an all time high and no one is innocent. Inspector Lee and his partner (Philip Kwok) are assigned a new partner (Matthew Wong) and a foreign fellow officer, the four of them make a very unlikely group of officers. Their job is to take out and apprehend the crime lord (or is it?). The hot Joey Wong is the love interest of the novice officer.

If you like no holds barred action films, then look no further. Violent deaths, brutal fist fights and hardcore action is the rule in this movie. I haven't seen anything like this in a long time and neither will you. Maybe some day a true uncut version of this movie will appear. But don't worry about it because I doubt it'll be any more bloodier than it already is.

Highly recommended for the sheer carnage alone.

Very brutal and very underrated HK action classic

[dworldeater · 9/10 · 1 June 2015]

The Big Heat is a very underrated HK action flick. This was made in the late 80's, a great time for action and the peak of this genre in HK. this overlooked gem is HK action at its finest. Gritty, fast paced with solid action and direction and lots of high octane, extreme action. The Big Heat is really cooking with truckloads of crazy action, blood and gore. This film has two directors, Andrew Kam and Johnny To. While some projects suffer from "too many cooks in the kitchen", The Big Heat is totally solid and cohesive. Johnny To would later become one of the most prolific and respected directors in HK cinema. Waise Lee is the lead in this film and is an overworked, stressed out cop that is about to retire until he gets the news that one of his close friends gets barbecued in Malaysia. He scratches that idea and starts to work on the case. Waise Lee does a good job as veteran cop and hero. He usually is cast as villain in this type of movie. Speaking of going against type, Chu Kong (who is best known to western audiences as Sydney from John Woo's classic The Killer) is in his element as a violent, drug pushing villain. Also appearing is Shaw Brothers kung fu star Phillip Kwok in one of his most memorable performances in a modern action movie besides Hard Boiled. The gorgeous Joey Wang has a brief, but memorable performance as a nurse. She also is a love interest for the rookie cop working on the case with Waise Lee's group of cops. If you are a fan of action, The Big Heat is hard to beat. Gorehounds should also take note as the violence in this film is very bloody and very extreme.

Classic Chinese Crime Flick

[sydneyswesternsuburbs · 10/10 · 9 August 2011]

Co-Director Johnnie To who has also created other classic Chinese crime flicks, Fulltime Killer 2001, Drug War 2012, The Mission 1999 and Exiled 2006 and co-director Wah Yeung have created another gem in The Big Heat.

Starring Waise Lee who has also been in another classic flick, Bullet in the Head 1990 and another classic Chinese Crime flick, A Better Tomorrow 1986.

Also starring Joey Wang.

Also starring Philip Kwok who has also been in other classic flicks, Tomorrow Never Dies 1997, Crippled Avengers 1978, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky 1991, Shaolin Temple 1976, Master of the Flying Guillotine 1976 and another classic Chinese crime flick, Hard-Boiled 1992.

Also starring Matthew Wong.

I enjoyed the violence and non-stop action.

If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic Chinese crime flicks, Above the Law 1986, Beast Cops 1998, A Better Tomorrow II 1987, Crime Story 1993, Ebola Syndrome 1996, Flash Point 2007, Full Contact 1992, Gen-X Cops 1999, Invisible Target 2007, SPL: Kill Zone 2005, The Killer 1989, On the Run 1988, In the Line of Duty 1986, White Tiger 1996, Burning Ambition 1989, Safe 2012, Fatal Move 2008, The Viral Factor 2012, SPL 2: A Time for Consequences 2015, Dog Bite Dog 2006, Big Bullet 1996, Firestorm 2013, The White Storm 2013, Paradox 2017 and Year of the Dragon 1985.

Hilarious!

[luke-35 · 9/10 · 14 September 1998]

Gloomy apocalyptic testament of Hong Kong's capitalism. Homosexuality, drug-dealing, and street-showdown between the police and a psychic criminal show that Chinese views of value have been already raped by 100 year-domain of westernization regardless of their UNWANTED retro-annexation to main China.

Ground breaking

[jordondave-28085 · 10/10 · 17 December 2022]

Rookie cop, Kwok-Keung Lun (Mathew Wong) is assigned to work with his veteran cohorts lead by Chief Inspector Wong (Waise Lee). Exposing the eventual corruption by Ching Han (Kong Chu) . There's another backstory involving Inspector Wong's shooting hand.

One of the stepping stones for Woo's 1989 movie "The Killer" as there is no slow motion used here but there are still plenty of exciting action scenarios, such as shooting at the shotgun's barrow as well as some grisly scenes that cannot be described here, director Gordon Chan or the writers may have read from newspapers. The movie is excellent photographed which the some of the action still looks dangerous as there is no CGI used here a movie made in 1988.

Hong Kong has so many good movies

[Fred_home · 19 July 2011]

Bad Stuff. Really bad Stuff. I have read others reviews and stayed curious about the film, but, after i've seen it...

This movie is one of the worst movies that i have ever saw. Its not the gore or the violence, but the bad acting and the scenes that look like they are fast forward. John woo and Ringo Lam are the best, but this is mediocre cinema. Bad Stuff. I have laughed so much that this should be a comedy. A bad one... A really bad one... Awful Film. Hong Kong makes a lot of films, but most have zero quality. Guns, Cops, Blood, funny deaths. Bad action with no brains. People should see more well made movies and not waste time with this. Horrible.