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A fight between violent thugs that ends in a (lethal) carcrash stands at the
beginning of a gangwar in Mongkok, the most densely populated area of the
already densely populated hong Kong. Eventually, one of the gangbosses tells
crooked mobile phones salesman Liu (Suet Lam) to hire him a killer to bump off
his opponent from the other gang, so Liu, more interested in the money he could
earn than actually doing the job, hires Lai Fu (Daniel Wu), a simpleton from
his village in mainland China, who (Liu thinks) would do everything for a few
bucks. But soon, Liu is apprehended by the police, led by officers Milo (Alex
Fong) & Brandon (Chin Kar Lok), & without thinking twice, Liu sells Lai
Fu to them to get himself out of a squeeze ... but Lai fu is not quite as naive
as Liu would like to think, & escapes the cops effortlessly (as they don't
even know what he looks like). He then gets accommodations in a brothel,
where he soon saves hooker DanDan (Cecilia Cheung) from getting beaten up foom
Walter, one of her tricks. As a sign of gratitude, Dan Dan helps him to escape
Walter's revenge. Soon the 2 of them become friends, both being from mainland
China, even if either of them is put off by the profession of the other (hooker
& killer), & Lai Fu refuses to become romantically involved with
Dan Dan, as he actually came to Hong Kong to look for his fiancée (who
unbeknowest was badly injured in the carcrash that has started everything). The
cops meanwhile do everything in their power to get a grip on Lai Fu, but he has
little problems staying aloof, as they still have no idea what he's looking
like. Eventually they (ab)use Liu to set a trap for him, but Lai Fu has already
smelt the rat & instead of falling for the trap he almost kills Liu - being
only held back by Dan Dan, who doesn't want him to be a killer. Later, the
police are staking out a motel where Lai Fu is supposed to be, but during this
operation, one of them, young, over-ambitious Ben shoots the wrong man, but
when the cops try to hush the thing up, they discover the dead man has actually
been a big-time drug dealer, a fish way bigger than Lai Fu. So our cops have a
little celebration at a cheap café ... right across the street from the motel
Lai Fu & Dan Dan are currently staying at. & these 2 think the whole
thing is finally over, Lai Fu has even thrown his gun away ... when he happens
across a newspaper that tells him his fiancée is in hospital, seriously
wounded ... & his world starts to crumble ... not made any better when
Walter & his gang visit the hjotel for a little vengeance, & they beat
Lai Fu up badly, then Walter rapes Dan Dan. 'It is then that Lai Fu loses his
patience, retrieves his gun (from the dust bin right in front of the motel,
& shoots Walter, right in front of the eyes of the cops. When overambitious
Ben wants to arrest him, Lai Fu shoots him too in a panic, & only before he
can also shoot officer Brandon can officer Milo shoot him ... but he will
probably never get over having shot him. At the same time at the hospital, Lai
Fu's girlfriend in hospital dies too. Only Dan Dan gets away & returns to
mainland China with Lai Fu's money, but her heart broken more than once Suspenseful
& fast-paced criethirller that refuses to present the audience with glossy
pictures, perfect cops or all-powerful gangsters, instead the cops are
presented as imperfect, even a bit corrupt, the gangsters are an incompetent
bunch, the central killer (Lai Fu) is actually a rookkie who only agrees to
kill because he needs money, & the love-interest is a cheap whore - &
all this in front of the backdrop of Mongkok, an area populated by petty
criminals, thugs & prostitutes. However, tha movie does not judge, making
the corrupt cops, the rookie killer & the cheap whore equally likeable,
& even treacherous Liu has a sort of loveable streak ... & what's more,
the film stays entertaining throughout.
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