Ringo Lam directs Chow Yun-Fat, Yueh Sun and Danny Lee in this Hong Kong action thriller where an undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewellery store.

Better known these days for being one of Tarantino’s key sources for Reservoir Dogs. It is only really the final act that has the parallels… though there are later sequences that are shot for shot. The first hour is more of a light melodrama than bullet fest with Yun-Fat rejected by the cops he is supposed to be on the same team with and struggling to get quality time with his gal. When action does happen Lam comes to life.

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