Rating: R
Genre:
Action
Release Date: 10/19/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: Cantonese
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Palm Pictures
Following up on his two-fisted 2000 flick
The Mission,
Johnnie To, along with
Wai Ka Fai, directs this high-octane shoot 'em up about a pair of hired killers vying for their reputation and for a beautiful girl.
O (
Takashi Sorimachi) is a reclusive, highly disciplined assassin who is considered the top killer of Hong Kong. Since the murder of his comely housekeeper, with whom he secretly has fallen in love, he has grown even more inward. For him, any connection to the outside is fraught with danger, usually leading to death.
Tok (played by
pop star and heartthrob
Andy Lau) is the polar opposite of
O -- brash and eager to be number one.
Chin (
Kelly Lin) is
O's part-time housekeeper -- a replacement to her murdered predecessor -- and current obsession. When
Tok seduces her -- in between knocking off gangsters in a
Bill Clinton mask -- he forces
O out of his seclusion and into a confrontation with his rival. Meanwhile, Interpol, lead by
Inspector Lee (
Simon Yam of
Bullet in the Head fame), is hot on their trail. This film was screened at the
2001 Toronto Film Festival.
~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
;)
