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City
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Year:
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1995
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Danny Lee as Yoda in City Cop |
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Director:
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Herman
Yau Lai-To
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Producer:
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Danny
Lee Sau-Yin
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Action:
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Chin
Kar-Lok, Yi Tin-Hung
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Cast:
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Michael
Chow Man-Kin, Ben Ng Ngai-Cheung,
Parkman
Wong Pak-Man,
Peter Yung Kam-Cheung, Danny Lee
Sau-Yin, Tam Suk-Mui, Mak Kei |
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The
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Typical
cop action drama from director Herman Yau and producer Danny Lee. |
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Review
by Kozo:
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By-the-numbers
cop action from Herman Yau, the man who made human pork buns an
institution. Michael Chow stars as Michael Chow, a Rambo cop who
Breaks All the Rules™. He's paired with sensible family man
Parkman Wong and the two take on a vicious jewelry robber played
by Ben Ng. As you would expect, the two different partners spend
a lot of time butting heads over Chow's maverick attitudes. Thankfully,
there's Danny Lee around to dispense pearls of wisdom. He plays
the SDU captain, who's basically Yoda without the green skin and
natty white hair. As HK action dramas go, this one is competently
done with suitable acting and a decent enough plot. Still, you'll
know this is a Hong Kong film thanks to the cheesy montages and
sappy pop songs (O Para Paradise?). As the partners, Michael Chow
and Parkman Wong have chemistry, though Chow lacks the charisma
for his part. A better-than-average effort, which is also better
than nothing. (Kozo 1996) |
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image
courtesy of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society
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