If you straightened it out and told the story in a linear fashion, this crime thriller from Wing-cheong Law would be a pretty run-of-the-mill movie. It’s because he doesn’t tell it that way, but instead weaves the various storylines and time frames together in a compelling mosaic that the film rises up into something special. It’s the story of a sleazy developer’s daughter (Janice Man), a wild child with a blossoming drug dependency, who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Whether it’s a real kidnapping or a fake planned by his daughter to get money out of him, the mob boss (Anthony Wong) decides he has no choice but to pay the ransom, but that doesn’t stop him from setting his top dog (Richie Jen) on the ones who set it all up. The action is as good as you could want – stylish, yet realistic – but it is the acting which makes the movie really work, particularly Wong’s performance as the developer.
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