Tactical Unit - The Code (2008)

Tensions flare between PTU officers and the Complaints Against Police Officers unit when a security camera captures a triad member being brutalized by PTU officers.

Director:

Wing-Cheong Law

Writer:

Tin-Shing Yip (screenplay) (as Yip Tin Shing)

Stars:

Simon Yam, Maggie Siu, Suet Lam

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Yam	...	Lee Wing Sam
Maggie Siu	...	May Cheung (as Maggie Shiu)
Suet Lam	...	(as Lam Suet)
Kwok-Lun Lee	...	Eight (as Lee Kwok Lun)
Teddy Lin	...	(as Lin Chun)
Kuo-Cheng Liu	...	(as Lau Kwok Shing)
King-Kong Lam	...	(as Lam King Kong)
Roderick Lam
Chung-Chi Wong	...	(as Wong Chung Chi)
Frank Michael Liu	...	(as Frank Liu)
Man-Wai Luk	...	(as Luk Man Wai)
Wing-Cheung Cheung	...	(as Chang Yung Cheng)
Sze Yan Wong	...	(as Wong Sze Yan)
Andy Tse	...	(as Xie Lu Si)
Sung Chan	...	(as Chan Sung)

Storyline

Tensions flare between PTU officers and the Complaints Against Police Officers unit when a security camera captures a triad member being brutalized by PTU officers.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Tactical Unit - No Way Out (2008)

User Reviews

Not quite PTU, but enjoyable in its own right

Tactical Unit: The Code is produced by Johnny To, but directed by Law Wing Cheung. The movie starts off showing CCTV footage of three PTU officers in a back alley beating up a suspect, this footage is somehow obtained and submitted to the Police Board who then decide to start an internal investigation. So unlike PTU, where the plot took place entirely in one night in a race against time, in The Code the CAPO (Complaints Against Police Officers) officers are involved immediately in an investigation against the three cops.

While the movie moves along at a fairly slow pace, dragging a bit at times, it is not entirely without merit. First of all I noticed that it's a bit more realistic than most cop movies. Different departments in the police force are not obligated to help each other out. Only if two people have a very good relationship and history would they grant a favor. Don't watch it if you're expecting stylish cinematography and intense gunfights. It's more of a story telling movie, so it's worth a rent if you like Simon Yam and Maggie Siu, as they both carry the movie most of the time. There are some decent twists.

It's worth about a 6.5 but gets rounded up because the way the police officers assemble themselves and carry out orders, feels more like a documentary than an action movie, in terms of realism. I am not surprised if they had actually had an adviser from the Hong Kong Police to teach them the tactical side.

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

26 April 2008 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Mobile Tactical Unit - Police Cases

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universe Entertainment, Milky Way Image Company

Technical Specs

Color:

Color