• Director: Johnnie To

• Starring: Chow Yun-fat, Sylvia Chang, Ng Man-tat, Wong Kwan-yuen and other.

An earlier surprisingly potent drama directed by Johnnie To. Working within the borders of melodrama without mostly going overboard or silly, the story was written by its two leads. It was both a critical and box office hit around the time Chow Yun-fat was enjoying huge popularity. He had multiple notable films come out in the mid to late 80’s. 1989 alone had the release of both The Killer and A Better Tomorrow 3.

If you could forgive his long and messy hairstyle that he sports for the major duration and minute irksome plot points (blame it on the 80’s), you are going to have a worthwhile experience. The characterisation is strong enough, a story weaved together well hitting all the family melodrama points with all the turns you may or may not expect a film like this going for.

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