| Wellson Chin produced this murder-mystery that appears generally solid but thinks it's smarter than it actually is. Extremely expository but less coherent and barely riveting, The Crucifixion is living proof that sometimes movies appear complex only to make themselves look good on that fashion statement catwalk of the genre. On the plus side, the mood is appropriately dark with equally appropriate lightheartedness coming from Michael Chow and Hilary Tsui's double act. Chow carries the clothes of the intuitive cop with little social skills but he gets the job done. Tsui as the spunky partner sidekick does little damage despite those dangerous traits. Also with Ivy Leung, Liu Kai-Chi, Mike Ng, Teresa Ha, William Ho and Shing Fui-On. |
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