Release Date: Nov 5, 1998 Wide
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In this action thriller from Hong Kong, Jack (Leon Lai) and Martin (Lau Ching-wan) are gunmen who work for two rival kingpins, Yam (Yam Sai-koon) and Fong (Fong Ping). Jack and Martin have been warring on their bosses' behalf for close to a year, but when the two factions declare a truce, the trigger men, who have both taken a physical and emotional beating, find they're now expendable and are cut loose. After a period of bitter poverty, the two men decide to join forces and take on the
Nov 5, 1998 Wide
Aug 24, 1999
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This is the most important Johnny To film, for this is the first film noir by To and the film in which To establishes his own style as an auteur. Although influences from past Hong Kong noirs are very strong (theme, plot and some details like Ching-Wan Lau's character on a wheel chair are very John Woo-like, and Leon
September 17, 2009Not much to get next to here. Interesting twists at the end, but a failure compared to Johnny To's best.
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