An incredibly well made thriller in the vein of Infernal Affairs. This isn't the average cop thriller though, it's a commentary on drugs and the drug world. The film details the farming, the selling and the addiction. Unlike many films though it keeps the story centralised to two...( read more)
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February 16, 2009
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February 27, 2007
Final scene blew an otherwise 5-star effort. Best non-triad HK film in years. Clumsy art but ultimately accessible. Anyway I just wanna say that I hate this new trend of casting non-native Cantonese speakers.
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August 31, 2008
Graphic, well acted film about the heroin trade in the legendary golden triangle from the poppy fields to the junkies doing anything they can for a hit and the businessmen and cops in between. Excellent work from all involved.
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July 31, 2007
Very solid film with great performances and a solid story. I'm a sucker for undercover cop films and this one is right up there with the best. Despite having a pretty lousy final shot (which isn't horrible, it just doesn't fit in with a film of this calibre) this is an excelle...( read more)
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October 8, 2009
A believable depiction of the heroin world and the darker side of Hong Kong. I've always thought of Andy Lau as the Tom Cruise of HK movies, and he proves to be a better gray-haired "villain" than Cruise in Collateral. It's like Traffic, or Layercake sans glamor, but also stands ...( read more)
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September 9, 2009
used to watch it but can't continued through the end, really want to see the rest of it
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March 10, 2009
It is a very good story about how drug dealers do not care about their victims and how the drugs destroy peoples' lives. Very sad in many ways and very similar in many ways to the Infernal Affairs trilogy with some of the same players.
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April 16, 2008this film is great and i would recommend this film to all...look past the subtitles and you have a great film.some of the best films of late seem to be coming from asia,and hey come on guys why do we say that asia-cinema is going too hollywood styled....when its hollywood that of over recent years we have seen nothing but remake after remake and guess what???....inspiration from asia-cinema.
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