| Beautifully shot, superbly edited, with pleasant performances by the three leads (Andy Hui is certainly more than capable, and it's always a pleasure to watch Gigi Leung's nuanced acting; Edmond Leong as Hui's cop buddy is fine too), nice, not overly intrusive Latino score, attractive locations. Alas, the script (by Yeung Shin-Ling) doesn't measure up: Too much romance, not enough crime drama, a much too neat and foreseeable conclusion, not enough red herrings (none, in fact). As so often, one feels cheated after watching a Hong Kong movie that begins great and then degenerates into pure hokum (felt much the same way, only worse, about To's NEEDING YOU, which was positively wrecked by a weak last 20 minutes!). A small film to be sure (not too many people seem to live in Macao). Still, above average for local cinema.
Basic plot: Cop (Andy Hui) wants to protect his cousin, who works for a crime boss in Macao, by hiding HK$ 3 mio. of illegal gambling money. His casino dealer-girlfriend (Gigi) wants to deposit the money on the triad boss' account, the very same minute the bank gets robbed. |
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