Saam cha hau (2005)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Benny Chan

Writer:

Ivy Ho (written by)

Release Date:

28 April 2005 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Plot:

A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Murder | Hong Kong | Lawyer | Kidnapping

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Aaron Kwok	...	Suen Siu Yan
Ekin Cheng	...	To Hou Sun
Daniel Wu	...	Koo
Angelica Lee	...	Su Fong / Amy (as Sinje Lee)
Jing Ning	...	Ting (as Ning Jing)
Jan Lamb	...	Chu
Rongguang Yu	...	Inspector Mok (as Yu Rong Guang)
Gallen Law	...	Yiu Tin Chung (as Lo Ka Leung)
Tommy Yuen	...	Yiu Ha
Samuel Pang	...	So Fu On
Suet-Fei Chiu	...	Winnie (as Chloe)
Eric Tsang	...	Uncle Choi (as Eric Tsang Chi Wai)
Sam Lee	...	Leung Tak
Suet Lam	...	Mou Wai Bun (as Lam Suet)
Tak-bun Wong	...	Detector (as Kenny Wong)

Also Known As:

Divergence (International: English title)
San cha kou (China: Mandarin title)
San zha hou (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

Hong Kong:101 min | Argentina:101 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Germany:16 | Malaysia:U | USA:R | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Universe Entertainment

Soundtrack:

DIVERGENCE (Theme Song)

Awesome movie!!

I loved this movie!! I originally wanted to see it because I am a big Benny Chan fan. Remember Heroic Duo and Gen X Cop? I thought they were awesome and so I thought I would check this one out too.

The movie is basically about three guys. Suen, an obsessive, manic, rundown cop, who cannot get over his girlfriend's sudden disappearance, which happened over 10 years ago. An assassin, who we meet in the beginning of the movie when he murders the guy chained to Seun and who seems to posses secret important info. And, the lawyer. a man who can get off any client, regardless of his crime, and who coincidentally happens to be married to a woman who looks exactly like Sean's missing girlfriend - which really messes with Sean! Anyway, this was one of those movies where I could not guess how it was going to end, and that is huge to me. It was so complex! All of the characters were so well developed, with such strong personalities that it made for a really intense dramatic, thriller, mystery, movie experience. The whole time I was trying to figure out where everything was going and I couldn't! So many films these days are so ridiculously obvious and formulaic, which is why I think it's important to step out of the mainstream on occasion. This movie is a great opportunity to do that!