| One of probably a dozen or two triad potboilers Andy Lau and Alex Man took part in, this directed by Michael Chan (his only film in that capacity and credited as Charles Chan on the print). Chan opens the film with the veteran cast in bad wigs and clothes but showcases some intriguing hard boiled style that will crop up again whenever the gunplay and brutal violence hits. Aspects that are really the only ones worth remembering from Gangland Odyssey as nothing outside of that ranks as original. Hardly a genre where that was often possible though. Action director Danny Chow logs dependent work, with the highlight being a neat samurai sword fight between Chan and Luk Chuen during the finale. Shing Fui On, Ng Man Tat, Alan Tang, Regina Kent and Tien Niu also appear. |
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