Patrick Leung (
Beyond Hypothermia,
Somebody Up There Likes Me) directed this Hong Kong action-crime comedy-drama, centered on plainclothes crimebuster Rod Lin (Leo Ku), who narrates. Lin is the son of a cop who died after he was shot by a thug (
John Lone). Crime has overtaken the Mongkok district, where Lin falls for prostitute Fanny Chan (Charlie Young), who loves Killer (Allen Moo). Other characters include Shirley (
Karen Mok), abused by her boyfriend, and divorced womanizer LuLu Tong (Eric Tsang).
John Woo appears in a cameo as a policeman. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide