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A cop-turned-bar owner befriends a drunken woman at closing hours and finds himself pursued by her former lover and the thugs he employs. The chase turns deadly when the bar owner's deadbeat brother and a suitcase full of cash enter the picture.
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| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyIn his first feature-length picture since 2003, director Ringo Lam he seems more concerned with philosophizing about the damaging effects of money and greed than he is in delivering an entertaining action picture. |
| RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThis is a film noir that is, despite some jittery, Tony Scott-esque action sequences, so cool, that you will leave it begging for a sequel. |
| South China Morning PostEdmund LeeThe fight scenes ... are staged in the filmmaker's typically professional fashion, and the thrilling car chases in populated areas flaunt a blissful ignorance of civilian casualties. |
| The Straits Times (Singapore)John LuiStorytelling coherence is sacrificed at the altar of action. |
| The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe crisscrossing pursuers and pesky police suggest a watered-down version of the treacheries in “City on Fire.” But the cluttered, unfolding dynamism of Mr. Lam’s action scenes remains resilient when gunplay or knife fights are thrust into street life. |
| Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiFans will be thrilled that the auteur hasn't missed a beat with Wild City, although he appears to be making the same concessions to the Chinese market as his contemporaries. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonThe car chases and other stunt work are excellent, although there could have been more action, and the downtime scenes of the characters plotting their next move or ruminating on money’s role in moral corruption are fine. But the bottom line is there’s nothing super original here. |
| The New Paper (Singapore)Tan Kee YunWhile the movie boasts visceral fight scenes, the storyline is so unbelievable, it's hard to connect with the characters. |
| User ReviewBill BCenters on a botched attempted kidnapping conveniently involving 2 law abiding brothers of Kwok T man who's an ex-police officer and Kwok siu-Hung who works as a cabbie pitting them against the wannabe kidnappers of their next potential female victim who would then turn to be a love interest. |
| User ReviewJohnson CB (3 1/2*) movie. Blue-ray Disc. ???????80??????????????????????????????????????????? |