Apparently inspired by a true life taxi strike in Hong Kong, Herman Yau (director of The Untold Story) brings to the screen a touching revenge tale that is a bit rough around the edges. Firstly, actor Anthony Wong has quoted Taxi Hunter as one of his favourites and he is simply terrific here. While it isn't a sophisticated character portrayal of an oppressed man, Anthony brings much class to the character traits of Kin. He's sympathetic in his ways, chilling as he murders his oppressors, the taxi drivers, but also brings human comedy that plays on the unsure side of Kin. Yau's direction is effective when the film is in dark mood but less so when, as with other movies of its kind, clownish comedy is introduced. Taxi Hunter was rated Cat II but despite less gore, the cold, violence is as effective as anything seen in a Cat III film.

What Yau fails at is to provide any real motivation for the taxi drivers being the evil people that they are. There are exceptions in the film to this but for the audience to simply accept that they have become this selfish, arrogant and plain evil lessens the impact a little. Taxi Huner therefore is poignant social commentary at a basic level only but ranks as a stronger work amongst many similiar ones at this time. Ng Man Tat and Yu Rong Guang co-stars.