Go do gaai bei (1997)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Ringo Lam
Law Hong Aai

Writers:

Ringo Lam (screenplay)
Ringo Lam (story)

Release Date:

18 July 1997 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison...

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Ching Wan Lau	...	Inspector Pao
Francis Ng	...	Mak Kwan
Amanda Lee	...	Chung Lai-Hung
Jack Kao	...	Zang
Monica Chan	...	Yee
Siu-Kei Lee	...	Brother Fai
Kar Lok Chin	...	Bill
Wing Lim Cho	...	Ah Chung
Emily Kwan	...	Maria
Wah Yeung	...	Ko (as Andrew Kam)
Kam-Cheong Yung	...	Yung
Marcus Fox	...	Ah Sang

Also Known As:

Full Alert (International: English title)
Gao du jie bei (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
High Level Readiness (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Brilliant Idea Group (BIG)

Unexpectedly powerful

Lau Ching Wan turns in an powerful performance as a tough cop who goes over the line in pursuit of his quarry and alter ego, played masterfully by Francis Ng. The film transforms from a formula competition between cop and robber midway through the film, to a gripping portrait of two men who must live with the life-and-death decisions that they make in their line of work. Who would have thought that such a shoot-em-up movie would address such deep issues, and do it so successfully? The director, Ringo Lam, is quite versatile, having also directed the excellent Jackie Chan action comedy "Twin Dragons," as well as star vehicles for Jean Claude Van Damme and Shu Qi.