When I first heard of CAT 3,I got three DVD's which I kept meaning to watch,but somehow always missed the chance to. Joining in the latest ICM viewing challenge,I finally went to meet the Dr.
View on the film:
Operating in front of and behind the camera,co-director/ (with Billy Tang Hin-Shing) actor Danny Lee gives a meaty performance as Inspector Lee, whose blunt approach to policing is rolled up by Danny in beatings Lee gives to the suspect,in the hope of kicking the truth out of him. Making a killing driving his taxi in the rain, Simon Yam gives a slithering,slimy performance as Lam Gor-Yu, whose thin smile Yam holds as Gor-Yu describes the precision he placed in dissecting his latest victim.
Partly based on real life murderer Lam Kor-wan, the screenplay by Kam-Fai Law dices clinical Crime tension from the interrogation by Lee unravelling the identities of Gor-Yu's victims, with wacky CAT III odd Comedy, which brings out a sleazy atmosphere, as the investigators joke around with evidence slipping out of their hands,in the middle of visiting the scene of the crime! Episodically tracking Gor-Yu with his next victim, Law smartly keeps things measured in building up Gor-Yu's level of depravity, reaching a peak with the last victim.
Investigating a category infamous for being down & dirty, directors Danny Lee and Billy Tang Hin-Shing are joined by cinematographer Kin-Fai Mau in snapping Gor-Yu's crimes with a crystallised stylisation,recording Gor-Yu noting down his crimes with inferred blues and reds photographing Gor-Yu's murders, whilst pelts of rain tap on the windscreen in wide-shots,as screams come from within the car. Smashing the windscreen, the directors unload Gor-yu's crimes with a sleazy Grindhouse CAT III atmosphere tossing body parts and grisly photos,taken by Dr. Lamb.
View on the film:
Operating in front of and behind the camera,co-director/ (with Billy Tang Hin-Shing) actor Danny Lee gives a meaty performance as Inspector Lee, whose blunt approach to policing is rolled up by Danny in beatings Lee gives to the suspect,in the hope of kicking the truth out of him. Making a killing driving his taxi in the rain, Simon Yam gives a slithering,slimy performance as Lam Gor-Yu, whose thin smile Yam holds as Gor-Yu describes the precision he placed in dissecting his latest victim.
Partly based on real life murderer Lam Kor-wan, the screenplay by Kam-Fai Law dices clinical Crime tension from the interrogation by Lee unravelling the identities of Gor-Yu's victims, with wacky CAT III odd Comedy, which brings out a sleazy atmosphere, as the investigators joke around with evidence slipping out of their hands,in the middle of visiting the scene of the crime! Episodically tracking Gor-Yu with his next victim, Law smartly keeps things measured in building up Gor-Yu's level of depravity, reaching a peak with the last victim.
Investigating a category infamous for being down & dirty, directors Danny Lee and Billy Tang Hin-Shing are joined by cinematographer Kin-Fai Mau in snapping Gor-Yu's crimes with a crystallised stylisation,recording Gor-Yu noting down his crimes with inferred blues and reds photographing Gor-Yu's murders, whilst pelts of rain tap on the windscreen in wide-shots,as screams come from within the car. Smashing the windscreen, the directors unload Gor-yu's crimes with a sleazy Grindhouse CAT III atmosphere tossing body parts and grisly photos,taken by Dr. Lamb.