| Insurance for sex, fraud, death and snake serum all collide in Chu Wai Kwong's Cat III thriller, elements that add up to a product that is watchable thrash. Not because of any finely honed filmmaking skills or acting because Chu definitely churns out a rather stale thriller. If you're trying to thrill with a plot concerning insurance, you better be a filmmaker of note. Chu isn't. He does know where he draws his inspirations from (Basic Instinct being one) but despite being that "clever", Evil Instinct adds up to nothing. What makes one unexpectedly easily get through the 90 minutes is the sexy presence of Carrie Ng and Diana Pang Dan and as silly as the plot twists become, Chu's visual style keeps us involved during the final 20 minutes. Also with Bowie Lam and Stuart Ong. |
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