The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 99% of the 1,032 1990s action movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
980 audience votes
Key crew
- John WooDirector
- Michael GibbsOriginal Music Composer
- Gordon ChanScreenplay
- Barry Wong Ping-YiuScreenplay
- James Wong JimOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chow Yun-FatInsp. 'Tequila' Yuen
- Tony Leung Chiu-waiAlan
- Anthony Wong Chau-SangJohnny Wong
- Teresa Mo Shun-KwanTeresa Chang
- Philip Chan Yan-KinSupt. Pang
- Stephen Tung WaiLittle Ko / Fox
- Kwan Hoi-SanMr. Hoi
- John WooMr. Woo
- Bowie Lam Bo-YeeLung
- Phillip Kwok ChuiMad Dog
- Jun KunimuraMachine Gunman in Teahouse
- Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-WahLionheart
Stills
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Themes
arms smugglinginspectorarms dealerhong kongdrugsfrantictenseambivalenteuphoricgay interest
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