Black Cat: Quick Takes

The beginning of the end for Dickson Poon's production company D & B and it came via a large budget, internationally flavoured remake of Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita. Best New Artist winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards Jade Leung takes on the lead, applying herself very well in the gritty stages of the film but faring poorly/being led poorly in the emotional areas. The premise has always been a killer one, the conflicted heroine who shouldn't feel emotions but nothing is done beyond the layer surface. Shame because the production values are high and the synch sound recording adds that extra touch of professionalism (despite English dialogue along the lines of "I was either stupid or horny to hire you!") Simon Yam co-stars as the man behind Black Cat while Thomas Lam and Louis Roth also appear. The English language sequel flopped badly and was the last picture from the company that brought us An Autumn's Tale, Tiger Cage, the In The Line Of Duty films and Her Fatal Ways.