I've heard a lot of negative comments about this film, and in particular Jade Leung's performance, but I found it to be an exciting and seductively dangerous portrait of a policewoman who's torn between her corrupt superior officer and a reckless criminal. Jade Leung's stoic and disconnected performance perfectly reflects the frail psychology of her character as she slips further into desperation and recklessness.
The film resembles an art flick in its structure, tone, and execution, but the gritty action sequences that are sprinkled throughout help keep the film from becoming overly pretentious (Ms. Leung actually got severely burned in a mis-timed explosion during filming). Of course, maybe you have to be a Jade Leung fan or a girls 'n' guns fan to appreciate what this film is trying to accomplish.
The film resembles an art flick in its structure, tone, and execution, but the gritty action sequences that are sprinkled throughout help keep the film from becoming overly pretentious (Ms. Leung actually got severely burned in a mis-timed explosion during filming). Of course, maybe you have to be a Jade Leung fan or a girls 'n' guns fan to appreciate what this film is trying to accomplish.