Aam fa (1998)

Aam fa: Directed by Tat-Chi Yau, Johnnie To. With Ching Wan Lau, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Maggie Siu, Hoi-Pang Lo. A corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.

“The Longest Nite follows Tony Leung as a corrupt detective struggling to keep his head above water when he ends up caught in a crossfire between two gang rivalries. Meanwhile a mystery begins to unravel where Leung faces some serious career-ending dangers in which he must take specific actions to avoid. Lau Ching Wan plays a riddle in an enigma who hides in the shadows to conduct and puppeteer the actions of many other characters. Leung is consequently one of many mice who must compete to stay alive through what might possibly be u0026quot;the longest nightu0026quot; of his life. This is a very strongly written thriller with moody cinematography throughout the nighttime streets of Hong Kong, an excellent film of Johnnie Tou0026#39;s one of his best. The performances by Leung and Lau are great as well they really make great adversaries like youu0026#39;d expect from the cover. Although the reason I donu0026#39;t rate this thriller higher are some erratic moments of absurd bloodshed which are almost comical in execution. u0026quot;R-rated Looney Tunes styled death sequencesu0026quot;. They only last but seconds, regardless they were enough to take me out of the film. Another detractor is the sense of limited closure on specific characters which I would have liked to see more development on in the conclusion. Besides a few minor complaints I still love this movie, and will enjoy watching it again. -8/10”