A reasonably stylish film with decent performances and production values, full of the glorified and glamorized physical and sexual violence you would expect from a Category III Hong Kong film. Yet the plot that drives The Peeping Tom is far too simplistic to warrant repeat viewings. It's a basic cat-and-mouse thriller that fails to deliver many thrills or keep you guessing. There are no interesting twists and turns in the plot -- a problem that plagues other HK movies, such as The Shackle (a lesser film which shares numerous similarities with The Peeping Tom). Still, The Peeping Tom offers some cheap thrills and minimal titillation. And, of course, gorgeous leading lady Jade Leung (Black Cat, Killing Me Hardly) is reason enough to give this one a try. |
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