Review by phungus
April, 10 2005
Pros: Amazing action and stunts, lots of shooting and explosions
Cons: Some of the in-between stuff is a little cheesy
Review by artbyjude
January, 13 2002
Pros: Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung, Woo , his dramatic message , the plot, brilliant action
Cons: Violence, violence and violence
Review by Mike_Bracken
March, 21 2000
Pros: fantastic performances, incredibly elaborate setpieces, amazing action
Cons: none
Review by minorthreat78
May, 11 2003
Pros: Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung's acting; incredible action scenes
Cons: Formulaic; sometimes excessive levels of exposition; extremely violent
Review by peterbryan
July, 30 2002
Pros: Improved choreography over past films; Pure action-driven; Never becomes heavy handed
Cons: Light on "hit or miss" touches; Lacks the drama seen in his previous films
When a tough police officer's (Chow Yun-Fat) partner is brutally murdered, he joins forces with another loose-cannon cop (Tony Leung) to exact his own bloody revenge on the gun-smuggling gangsters responsible for his friend's death. A lot of action, guns, and violence, all masterfully rendered by action maestro John Woo (THE KILLER, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2). This is the last film the director made in his native Hong Kong before emigrating to the United States.