About the only thing more dangerous in movies than a rogue cop is a cop with a conscience. Detective Don Lee (Nick Cheung) heads up a successful police information department that finds, trains and uses a network of paid informants to help the local cops fight crime. When one of his pigeons is nearly killed by the drug dealers he was snooping on, and later goes mad from the experience, Lee is tortured by the guilt. But that doesn’t stop him from hiring an ex-con (Nicholas Tse) to take his place. Directed by Dante Lam, the film is stylish and action packed. What makes it better, much better, than just another martial arts film is the way Lam gives the characters plenty of time to explore the emotional impact of the violent acts they commit. He doesn’t give the audience an easy answer to it all, but he sure gives them plenty to think about beyond just how cool the movie is.
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