To Live And Die In Tsimshatsui (Hong Kong, 1994)
'To Live And Die In Tsimshatsui' is the seventh film from future 'Young And Dangerous' director Andrew Lau, starring Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Roy Cheung. It's a mob film. An undercover cop mob film. Set in Hong Kong. From Andrew Lau. Hmm. Is it any good? The story is basic. Jacky Cheung is Crazy Lik. He's a policeman, infiltrating the triads. He's questioning his place in life. He's drinking too much. His woman is drifting away. His police sergeant is retiring, the replacement is a prick. Such a prick he steals Lik's woman. Cue triad tit for triad tat. Choppers, drugs, drinking games, shakedowns, machine guns. "Am I ghost? Or am I human?" Crazy Lik just perhaps might be going crazy. Cue conflicted mucho monstrous angry angst. Lik seeeeeeeeethes! Lik booooooozes! Lik sobs post fuck blues! This film is standard genre fare. Lau funks it up with amphetamine camera work. Wong Kar Wai midnight surf through the Hong Kong night. Policem...