As this Hong Kong action movie opens a young woman is shopping for wedding rings but is killed in an explosion when robbers blast their way into an armoured car outside the shop; several police officers responding to the crime are also killed. Six months later the gang is back in Hong Kong and her fiancé Chan Chun, a police officer, is determined to get his revenge. Inspector Carson Fong Yik-wai who led the police on the day of the raid is also determined to catch those responsible. They are later joined by Wai King-ho; a rookie officer whose brother was undercover with the gang and is suspected of changing sides. Over the course of the film it emerges that the gang was helped by a serving officer who now has their stolen money. The gang want their ill-gotten money back and our trio of protagonists want to stop the gang... it will all lead to a dramatic confrontation in the police station.
If you want full on action you could do a lot worse than this film. The action starts in the opening scene and is almost constant till the end. This action is a combination of exciting, well-choreographed martial arts, shootings and explosions. Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue and Jaycee Chan put in really impressive performances as Chan Chun, Carson Fong Yik-wai and Wai King Ho respectively and Wu Jing is a lot of fun as the gang's leader. The story doesn't provide too many surprises; that doesn't matter though as it is still a solid story; besides it is all about the action. The numerous stunts a as impressive as one would expect from Hong Kong cinema; many of them look genuinely painful. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of Hong Kong action or fans of full-on action in general.
These comments are based on watching the film in Cantonese with English subtitles.
