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7,2/10
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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupt... Leggi tuttoA corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.A corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.
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- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Premi
- 1 vittoria e 13 candidature totali
Ching-Wan Lau
- Tony
- (as Lau Ching Wan)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
- Sam
- (as Tony Leung)
Maggie Siu
- Maggie
- (as Maggie Shiu)
Siu-Lung Ching
- Ronny
- (as Ching Siu Lung)
Tian-Lin Wang
- (Guest star)
- (as Wong Tin Lam)
Mark Ho-nam Cheng
- Mark - Guest star
- (as Mark Cheng Ho-nam)
Kong Fong
- Informer - Guest star
- (as Sunny Fang)
Bun Yuen
- Sam's Cop Buddy
- (as Yuen Bun)
Sau-Kei Lee
- Kei-Suk
- (as Lee Suk Kei)
Suet Lam
- Cafe Owner's Assistant
- (as Lam Suet)
Recensioni in evidenza
An almost completely satisfying 85 minutes; I'd have a hard time coming up with five minutes of the movie I'd like to see cut out. The movie starts off slow but intense, and gradually builds to fast and even more intense. Both leads are, of course, great. There are a lot of plot holes and logic jumps, but that's almost a given in a conspiracy-themed movie. Aside from that, there are really only a few small complaints to make; the action ending seems a little contrived. Some of the Foley work is pretty weak. A major character meets his/her demise in an extremely unsatisying manner. There's a couple of sloppy edits towards the end. The establishing shots are stolen from NYPD Blue. But really, when I'm so desperate for downsides that I'm nitpicking the EDITING, you know it's a great movie! Patrick Yau is well on his way to becoming one of the best directors in Hong Kong.
Tony Leung Chiu Wai is cast against type as the corrupt and violent Police officer in this Noir thriller. He gives his most deepest and powerful performance since playing the mentally tough protagonist of John Woo's Bullet in the Head(1990). In the tradition of the pessemistic noir pictures of the 1940s. A complex and thrilling story with surprising plot twists. Mixture of Martin Scorsese, Fernando Di Leo, John Woo, and Takeshi Kitano.
Another fabulous movie from Patrick Yau with his tight and taut direction. Has Patrick Yau done anything recent as it seems he hasn't done anything since Expect the Unexpected(1998). The most talented director from Hong Kong of the late 1990s. Involved in the production was Johnny To who is known for his dark and grim action and crime thrillers. The sequence in the warehouse is stunning.
Ching Wah Lau is terrific as the cool and enigmatic stranger. The whole gangster poltics in the movie echos the ideas of Martin Scorsese's mob flicks and Fernando Di Leo's Italian Crime movies especially Il Boss/The Boss(1973). The gunbattle between Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Ching Wah Lau reminds me of the best of John Woo. The final scene reminds me a lot of the final sequence from the Takeshi Kitano movie, Violent Cop(1989). The Longest Nite(1997) is more closer in tone to Takeshi Kitano than John Woo.
Another fabulous movie from Patrick Yau with his tight and taut direction. Has Patrick Yau done anything recent as it seems he hasn't done anything since Expect the Unexpected(1998). The most talented director from Hong Kong of the late 1990s. Involved in the production was Johnny To who is known for his dark and grim action and crime thrillers. The sequence in the warehouse is stunning.
Ching Wah Lau is terrific as the cool and enigmatic stranger. The whole gangster poltics in the movie echos the ideas of Martin Scorsese's mob flicks and Fernando Di Leo's Italian Crime movies especially Il Boss/The Boss(1973). The gunbattle between Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Ching Wah Lau reminds me of the best of John Woo. The final scene reminds me a lot of the final sequence from the Takeshi Kitano movie, Violent Cop(1989). The Longest Nite(1997) is more closer in tone to Takeshi Kitano than John Woo.
Lau Ching-Wan continues to amaze me with his transformations into his character. This was a great acting vehicle for both Lau Ching-Wan and Tony Leung. The story was good, and the direction was tightly wound and suspenseful. Unfortunately, all the tension unravels into an extremely unsatisfying ending.
It is violent, gritty, bloody a bit confused too, not really easy to follow. Produced by Johnny To, we then understand easily that stuff is not lousy. Macao by night, helped by the Giorgio Moroder's and Nino Rota - GODFATHER's music - score, where it is question of gang wars, triads, and when a borderline rotten cop is on the loose too, expect action, torture, in this fast paced and never boring Asian crime film. The quality of this feature can't be denied and I think it deserves a better release. It is short, not as long as Korean crime movies for instance, but the atmosphere is very close and far from Hollywood clichés. Unlike some Asian films that I have seen recently.
10lyle-5
Pic probably tops all Hongkong films in presenting triad warfare intrigue, and the horror and intricacy of a well-oiled set-up. The scripter and director weave a clever interlocking plot complete with tense and heart-stopping atmospherics. Tony Leung's bad cop performance is a class on its own, particularly when he finds out that he's been set up and is now in an untenable situation. But pic's originality is in the end let down by the final shoot out in a dilapidated warehouse, which is both shop-worn and pretentious.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizThe Hong Kong title of the film translates to Dark Flowers, a slang for an underworld contract.
- BlooperDespite taking place all in one night Tony Leung's facial hair is different in several scenes.
- ConnessioniReferences La signora di Shanghai (1947)
- Colonne sonoreThe Chase
by Giorgio Moroder
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