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Hit
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Daniel Wu on a lobby card from Hit Team. |
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Year: |
2001 |
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Director: |
Dante
Lam Chiu-Yin |
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Cast: |
Daniel
Wu (Ng Yin-Cho), Alex
To Tak-Wai, Jo Koo,
Samuel Pang King-Chi,
Monica Lo Suk-Yi,
Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling,
Chin Kar-Lok, Alan Moo,
Joe Lee Yiu-Ming, Tony
Ho Wah-Chiu |
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The
Skinny: |
Well-done
action film from director Dante Lam succeeds thanks to attention
to detail and character. While not living up to his best work,
this film is still a welcome genre entry. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Routine
actioner from Dante Lam succeeds thanks to attention to detail
and believably human performances. Another in the “cop soap
opera” genre, Hit Team details the clash between two
groups of cops. One is the special “Hit Team,” designed to
go after heavily armed bad guys, and the other are a group
of rogue cops robbing underground banks.
Alex To leads the rogue cops, who
are actually stealing the money to fund an operation for their
crippled buddy Chin Kar-Lok, who was shot by evil triads and
hung out to dry by his superiors. The Hit Team is led by Daniel
Wu, who manages to show a surprising intensity as the serious
squad leader. Right off they suspect that the robberies are
done by cops, and as the truth comes to light things get a
bit complicated. Of course Daniel disagrees with what Alex
and his pals are doing, but he agrees with their purpose.
Ultimately, decisions are made and things are explained through
action rather than words.
There is a certain shifting of loyalty
that occurs, and while the actual events seem unlikely, the
results are believable. Overall Dante Lam has crafted a rather
understated cop action film that develops in a subdued, even
pedestrian manner. A bit more procedure would have been welcome,
or even some more character development, but the conflicts
are well-drawn and the action well-directed. Though you might
expect more from the co-director of Beast Cops, Hit
Team does the job nicely. (Kozo 2001) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Universe Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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