In Breaking News, Kelly Chen plays Rebecca Fong, a top level Hong Kong cop who runs the show for her boss when the police go after a gang on the run after a shootout with police at a stakeout. Nick Cheung plays the cop in charge of the stakeout, where a wild shootout had left dead and wounded police on the street. His character tracks down the gang, even after Rebecca tells him he is off the case. The gunfight, the manhunt and the hostage incident all become part of a media circus, with Rebecca trying to manipulate the news media, so that the message that the press delivers is that Hong Kong is a safe place and that the police can handle the criminals.
With all the gunfire and explosions in this movie, that message seems unbelievable. Breaking News is a very well made movie. The movie has no flashbacks, and runs like a live newsreel. At one point, the lead crook Yuen comments during an Internet conversation on what a good looking a cop Kelly Chen is, while Yuen is ugly. Since this is a movie, not real life, you have Rebecca Fong looking better than any female police commanding officer and Nick Cheung playing a cop who survives a gun shot wound to the head and several hand grenade explosions. Yuen is a criminal mastermind and also a good cook. The movie's film editor, David Richardson, along with the director, pace this movie fast enough so the viewer doesn't have a chance to wonder about what is happening before the end credits roll.
With all the gunfire and explosions in this movie, that message seems unbelievable. Breaking News is a very well made movie. The movie has no flashbacks, and runs like a live newsreel. At one point, the lead crook Yuen comments during an Internet conversation on what a good looking a cop Kelly Chen is, while Yuen is ugly. Since this is a movie, not real life, you have Rebecca Fong looking better than any female police commanding officer and Nick Cheung playing a cop who survives a gun shot wound to the head and several hand grenade explosions. Yuen is a criminal mastermind and also a good cook. The movie's film editor, David Richardson, along with the director, pace this movie fast enough so the viewer doesn't have a chance to wonder about what is happening before the end credits roll.