Notable Cast: Raymond Lam, Louis Koo, Terrance Lau, Tony
Wu, German Cheung, Philip Ng, Richie Jen, Sammo Hung, Kenny Wong Tak-Ban, Aaron
Kwok, Fish Liew
Director Soi Cheang is on a roll.
After he dropped the long-awaited sequel SPL2: A Time for Consequences
almost 10 years ago, renamed Killzone 2 for its US release, Soi Cheang
took a wild detour to film two Monkey King movies. Although those films
are entertaining, one must wonder if Soi Cheang’s career would be completely
derailed by massive blockbuster fantasy.
Yet, he pulled a 180 from that for two films in a row by dropping the
award-winning thrillers Limbo and Mad Fate over the last couple
of years. It’s a shift that truly indicates just how talented he is as a
director. Not only did he direct one of the best modern Hong Kong action films
with SPL2, but Limbo was one of the best neo-noirs of recent
memory.