January 23, 2008
didnt like it
Brian Cox, Byron Mann, Chow Yun Fat
Nick Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) is not your average New York cop. Working in Chinatown has its multifarious cultural nuances and its fair share of ubiquitous enticement, both of which are reflected in detec...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 4, 2001
Stats: 266 reviews
Flixster Reviews (266)
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October 16, 2007An explosive crime thriller. Gritty, stylish, gripping, unpredictable and unforgettable. Searing suspense and non-stop action fuell this outstanding and heart-pounding adreniline-rush. It's Serpico meets Hard-Boiled. Chow Yun-fat and Mark Wahlberg give powerful, emotionally compl...( read more)
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September 3, 2007Insipid and forgettable attempt to imitate Hong Kong cime flicks.
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May 25, 2007Another of Chow Yun Fat's decent but unspectacular early forays into Hollywood, it has a nice gritty feel and an interesting culture clash backdrop. Not up to the standard of his HK films, but a creditable cop thriller.
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October 9, 2009Whoah I just watched this. Its a pretty funky movie. Chow Yun Fat is The DUDE! He was kickass and always teaching Whalberg wee lessons and there was some racial tension. in the beginning, but they became good friends. I was pretty impressed with it. Give it a go, if you like acti...( read more)
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July 19, 2009A good solid cop film. The film has a great story and good action. ChowYun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg are both excellent in this. Plus the performance of actor Ric Young as the main mob boss in China town was great. He was very sinister. A story of a dirty cop wanting to do the right ...( read more)
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July 17, 2009This was quite good actually. It took abit to get into - mostly because I couldn't understand what they were saying half the time, but it got really really good and there were moments that were just abrupt and funny which made great for a night in.
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July 8, 2009pretty good asian gang/cop movie. Kind of like 'training day' only in china town.
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June 2, 2009If you happen to like movies about dirty cops it's going to interest you, not to mention the constant action.
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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