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| Leslie Cheung plays a "loner" ace-marksman, one of the best and very few people in the city that can do what they call a "double tap", a term shooters use to describe a dual, rapid-shot where two bullets hit exactly the same spot. Ruby Wong, who I'm always happy to see on-screen, plays Leslie's girlfriend who is obsessively in love with him - she even goes as far as cleaning his guns with a big ass smile on her face. One day, during an event at the shooting range, a depressed man decides to start blowing away people. Guess who saves the day? Leslie puts a bullet in his head with a single shot.
Three years pass by, a horrible crime has been committed where a gang of cops have been "cleanly" wiped out - basically, the work of an ace-marksman. Alex Fong, a cop who was present three years ago during that same event at the shooting range, immediately suspects Leslie, knowing what he's capable of.
If you haven't seen "Double Tap" and are planning to, you don't wanna read on cuz I'm about to giveaway the whole movie in one sentence: Leslie Cheung goes "Postal". Something sparked in his mind the moment he shot and killed that man at the shooting range three years ago. He got off on it and he loved it. Sadly, that's all the viewers have to work off of.
The best thing about "Double Tap" is the viewers never do believe that Leslie is the one responsible for all the killings, even though the proof if right in front of us on a silver platter. But still, the script is generic with almost no imagination at all. There are a few scenes at the shooting range that are well done (especially if you're interested in guns) as well as some neat bullet-action that was obviously inspired by the "Matrix". The film is nicely made and production is tight but overall, uninspiring - if that makes any sense. |
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| Atmosphere plays heavily in this creepy psychological/horror/gun flick starring Leslie Cheung and Alex Fong. Sure the characters aren't well defined but they seldom are in HK cinema. The mood of the film, which plays very downbeat, adds to the anguish of Leslie Cheung's tortured character. His portrayal of a mentally disturbed 'gun-king' is very intense. Scenes of his attempts at suicide singe your memory and linger days after. Rounding out the cast are Ruby Wong, Monica Chan, and Vincent Kok, who all turn in top-notch support. Law Chi-Leung has proven against the sophomore jinx in only his second outing as director, after the excellent industry-poker Viva Erotica, also starring Leslie Cheung. Cheung's DT character rivals Lau Ching-Wan's tortured soul in Ringo Lam's The Victim. Another psychological character study that switches off the brain of it's lead and a film with an equally unsettling atmosphere. DT, warts and all, is definitely worth a look and to it's detractors, try it again. |
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| | | | | The first half looks good and it feels good with some real slick gun battles. But the second half seems to have gone into a tailspin; not the expected clash of the titans, but the picnic of the clowns, with two guys out of their minds and speaking lines of no sense to each other. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| | | | | A rather embarrassing piece of work; it is trying to hammer out the moral lesson that guns are an obsession, and you can end up as an addict like Leslie Cheung, and there seems to be no way out of this dilemma. But through Alex Fong, it is saying that Cheung is still the better gunman. Though it is a draw in the final showdown, Cheung still emerges as the winner since he is already injured; a situation of self-contradiction. Not to mention that Monica Chan is really the fastest gun in the film, but that is another side story, which you may or may not care about. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| | | | | The director has elaborated on several brilliant scenes of a simple story, while keeping the drama going. The two male leads, Leslie Cheung and Alex have some wonderful performances under the director's guidance. During his investigation, the detective has adapted his imagination to a criminal's mind, was borrowed from criminal psychology books on serial killers. Unfortunately, the film has not probed deeper into this issue, leading to a much lessened finale. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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