“Woo’s violence is absolutely over the top, a jamboree of spurting arteries and blown-out kneecaps … creating mosaics of sound and action that leave you feeling exhilarated.”
—Time Magazine

“John Woo, Hong Kong’s master choreographer of cinematic violence, has blasted the action genre onto a whole new level. His shootouts are a ballet; his firebombings are poetry.”
—Newsday

Not only an exciting, escapist crime movie but also a textbook of action set-pieces. Chow Yun-fat is back as a cop named Tequila who CAN play the clarinet but CAN’T play by the rules. Tony Leung Chiu-wai is his partner in ultraviolence, an undercover detective who specializes in deep-cover operations. Hong Kong Cinema icon Anthony Wong is here too as the top boss. The film is very, very violent. Like, it will revise your whole definition of what a violent film is. New 4K restoration.