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Expect the Unexpected

Original title: Fai seung dat yin
  • 19981998
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 27m
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7.1/10
1K
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Expect the Unexpected (1998)
ActionCrimeDrama
A group of inept Mainland criminals botch a jewelry store robbery. The cops, led by the straight-laced Ken and the wise-cracking Sam, begin to investigate the case and quickly confuse the je... Read allA group of inept Mainland criminals botch a jewelry store robbery. The cops, led by the straight-laced Ken and the wise-cracking Sam, begin to investigate the case and quickly confuse the jewel thieves with a group of hard-ass Mainland robbers staying in the same area.A group of inept Mainland criminals botch a jewelry store robbery. The cops, led by the straight-laced Ken and the wise-cracking Sam, begin to investigate the case and quickly confuse the jewel thieves with a group of hard-ass Mainland robbers staying in the same area.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1K
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    • Tat-Chi Yau
    • Yin-Han Chow
    • Kam-Yuen Szeto
    • Nai-Hoi Yau
  • Stars
    • Simon Yam
    • Ching Wan Lau
    • YoYo Mung
    • Tat-Chi Yau
    • Yin-Han Chow
    • Kam-Yuen Szeto
    • Nai-Hoi Yau
  • Stars
    • Simon Yam
    • Ching Wan Lau
    • YoYo Mung
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    • 12User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Simon Yam
    Simon Yam
    • Ken
    Ching Wan Lau
    Ching Wan Lau
    • Sam
    YoYo Mung
    YoYo Mung
    • Mandy
    Ruby Wong
    Ruby Wong
    • Macy
    Suet Lam
    Suet Lam
    • Collins
    Chit-Man Chan
    Chit-Man Chan
    • Head of Security Carrier Robbers
    Joe Cheng
    Joe Cheng
    • Heavy-armed Robber in Apartment
    Shiu Hung Hui
    Shiu Hung Hui
    • Ben
    Kar Sin Pak
    • Isabella
    Keiji Sato
    Keiji Sato
    • Jewellry Shop Robber
    Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
    Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
    • Jimmy
    • (as Ho-Yin Wong)
      • Tat-Chi Yau
      • Yin-Han Chow
      • Kam-Yuen Szeto
      • Nai-Hoi Yau
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    Police Drama with an Unexpected Twist
    Although most of Hong Kong's top talent has left for Hollywood, there has been a wave of interesting films from new directors like Patrick Yau who directed this sombering drama. The tune of the film shifts from drama to comedy to action back to comedy and finally to tragedy. The top performances were given by Simon Yam and Lau Ching-Wan as Police officers who are in love with the same woman. Expect The Unexpected along with The Longest Nite(1997) and The Odd One Dies(1997) show the emergence of another great director from Hong Kong. Expect The Unexpected(1998) is one of the best films in Hong Kong in the last ten years.

    What makes this movie different from other Police dramas is it focuses more on the relationship the members of the Crime Unit have with each other and less with action scenes. Expect The Unexpected reminded me of the films of Takeshi Kitano in that like in his films the violence is sudden and tragic. The ending took me by surprise, but also impressed me because of the courage Patrick Yau had in filming this scene. The ending of Expect The Unexpected makes the finale of John Woo's The Killer(1989) look like a happy ending{This was the second time that Patrick Yau ended a film in irony(The Longest Nite(1997) was the other time)}. A good moment in the movie is when the waitress at the end is waiting for Lau Ching-Wan as she watches the news to learn of the Fate of the Hong Kong Crime Unit.
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      • May 28, 1998 (Hong Kong)
      • Hong Kong
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
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      • Film City Co.
      • Long Shong Pictures
      • Milky Way Image Company
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
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