When I saw the cover for this, I wondered if it was some weird Chinese comedy with Jet Li. All of the stars are holding guns except for Eric Tsang, who is holding a banana. Why is Gigi Leung giving us a wink? And how come Simon Yam has one gun to his head? If anything, I knew I was in for "something" and this is one film where you can say "don't judge a DVD by its cover".
The acting is great, especially Jet Li who is normally known as a kung fu master or shoot 'em up guy. He combines both of these elements, but also shows he can be a romantic guy, when it comes to Miss Gigi Leung. No wonder the girls love him.
But Eric Tsang outshines everyone as the money-hungry guy who will do anything to make a buck, and is successful in every transaction except when it comes to having a relationship with his daughter (Leung).
The movie centers around the assassination of a Japanese businessman. Jet Li's character, Fu, comes to Hong Kong from the mainland and finds that he is unlike his money hungry friend, but knows he has to do something to survive. Somehow, the former military soldier meets up with a man named Ngok Lo (Tsang), who encourages Fu to join him in finding the killer for the reward money that's being offered. The action picks up from that point on, and the great thing about it is that it has enough kung fu and gunplay to keep you on your toes, but it doesn't go overboard either way. Inbetween this, Fu bumps into a lady (Leung) and eventually finds out she is related to his new boss. Combine that with the police investigating the murder case, and some hilarious moments from Tsang (Hong Kong's Joe Pesci?), and you have one of the best movies to come out of Hong Kong in some time. Well written, nice cinematography, and the acting is on the money. Just when you think they couldn't add any more elements to this film, they do.
The acting is great, especially Jet Li who is normally known as a kung fu master or shoot 'em up guy. He combines both of these elements, but also shows he can be a romantic guy, when it comes to Miss Gigi Leung. No wonder the girls love him.
But Eric Tsang outshines everyone as the money-hungry guy who will do anything to make a buck, and is successful in every transaction except when it comes to having a relationship with his daughter (Leung).
The movie centers around the assassination of a Japanese businessman. Jet Li's character, Fu, comes to Hong Kong from the mainland and finds that he is unlike his money hungry friend, but knows he has to do something to survive. Somehow, the former military soldier meets up with a man named Ngok Lo (Tsang), who encourages Fu to join him in finding the killer for the reward money that's being offered. The action picks up from that point on, and the great thing about it is that it has enough kung fu and gunplay to keep you on your toes, but it doesn't go overboard either way. Inbetween this, Fu bumps into a lady (Leung) and eventually finds out she is related to his new boss. Combine that with the police investigating the murder case, and some hilarious moments from Tsang (Hong Kong's Joe Pesci?), and you have one of the best movies to come out of Hong Kong in some time. Well written, nice cinematography, and the acting is on the money. Just when you think they couldn't add any more elements to this film, they do.