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      Beast Cops

      1998 1h 50m Action List
      Reviews 66% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A veteran Hong Kong cop and his new partner tread a thin line between right and wrong as they battle triad gangs. Read More Read Less

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      Ted Shen Chicago Reader Unfortunately, the acting is wildly uneven, from Michael Wong's irremediably wooden performance as the clean cop to Anthony Wong's insightful portrayal of the dirty one, a man who treats the mobsters on his watch like blood brothers. Apr 7, 2010 Full Review Michael Szymanski Zap2it.com Rated: 1/5 Jan 25, 2003 Full Review James Rocchi Netflix Rated: 3/5 Nov 7, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member One of those plain sorta movies with a sudden crazy unforgettable climaxes. It's admirable but the story was always on the verge of flying apart for me. The fact that it won best HK movie that year shows how bad a state they were in in '98. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie. Anthony Wong's best performance ever. He won best actor award in China for his performance. Won several awards. Great acting and action. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Good bit of late-90's HK dirty cop/clean cop action/dark comedy. The effects are poor, but the plot, direction and knife fights are sweet. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I used to have a friend who would send me VHS tapes with three Hong Kong films on, each recorded in long play, often sourced from his own VHS copies or video discs. Many of the films he sent me had never played in the UK at the time, and many still haven't. Some of them didn't have subtitles but I'd still watch them and try and work out the plot. This was one had subs, thankfully. It's not a bad thriller, a little over the top, and with some wildly inconsistent acting. The plot? I don't even remember sadly. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Well, this was a major disappointment. Going into Beast Cops, I was expecting an HK action film with a dose a drama, but really this film has almost no action whatsoever, opting to focus on a flimsy corrupt cop storyline that never really explores the thematic issues or emotional ambiguities. Anthony Wong really is the only reason to bother with this film. His portrayal of a dirty cop is layered and very fun to watch in places. He brings a lot of charisma and is easily the best actor in the film. Michale Wong, who plays the by-the-book cop is pretty much terrible, and one-note throughout the entire film. Maybe I am being a little harsh cause I was expecting more action, cause the film does have some pretty great comedic moments centered around the corrupt cop. The ending is pretty badass, but other than that, this is a pretty forgettable film that's best aspect is the comedy which isn't a good thing considering it's supposed to be action-drama. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Explores the grey zone between the black and white of cops and badguys. Anthony Wong delivers a superb performance as an imperfect cop, with a new strict boss (Michael Wong). Instead of having the usual cliche commissioner yelling at them, they explore their personal lives. I especially liked the characters breaking the fourth wall to deliver monologues and character development. The final fight is pretty intense too. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A veteran Hong Kong cop and his new partner tread a thin line between right and wrong as they battle triad gangs.
      Director
      Gordon Chan, Dante Lam
      Screenwriter
      Gordon Chan, Chan Hing-Kai
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (DVD)
      Mar 21, 2000
      Runtime
      1h 50m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)