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Apparently it wanted to play funny + different.
Roughly hilarious it was, there was time going too far at the same time.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/04/23
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one of Lam's early works, big fan of his stuff since (viral factor is incredible), - this is a good overview of what you can do on a budget with some creative vision. story-somrey
Rated 3.5/5 Stars •
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/04/23
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This movie didn't really leave an impression on me one way or the other. As implied by the rating, I didn't really like it, but it's not like I was horribly offended by anything in the film. There is some really bad story progression, sometimes you have no earthly idea how something comes to be, like how does Ken Ma get injured/betrayed and when, because I certainly didn't get to see any of that. Not that I really cared to be perfectly honest with you, but I certainly noticed it. You would have to be deaf, dumb, and blind to not have noticed it. But, much like I said, I found it really, really, really hard to care about anything in this film. The film certainly has a solid cast but it's weird seeing Eason Chan play the womanizing part instead of Aaron Kwok. But maybe that was the point, get them to play against type. There's also some decent laughs, but nothing that will cause your gut to hurt or that you will remember 24 hours after watching the film. Again, there was nothing about the film that I found horribly offensive, other than its cinematography, which was pretty atrocious, but I really do not feel comfortable giving this 2 stars. I think this is a little better than 1.5, but it's not 2. That would be me being generous. A few laughs and a decent cast does not a good movie make. It certainly helps, but you need far more than that to have a good movie. That's my opinion at least. I don't mean to discourage anyone from watching this movie if they really want to, but I just didn't really enjoy it one bit. Not terrible in any way, but you could spend your time on something so much better.
Rated 1.5/5 Stars •
Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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Lam kills it. A comedy? Smoking in a hospital, that's how ya do it. Shitty exit wound though.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
01/21/23
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An alright movie. Expected more from Dante Lam the director though. The movie is mix in with some un-necessary plot and weak flow of the movie and poor ending. Just barely there overall. Movie begin with a hostage situation. Girl A holding girl B hostage as B is new gal of a playboy officer Eason Chan. Eason dare her to shoot which she fire at a cup. Aaron point gun at Eason and say he should die, exchange hostage. Now B hold A hostage when she snatch her gun. A get it back and play roulette and B fainted. The duo transfer to a new department under Danny Lee, to replace current leader Yumiko Cheng who is getting married. Duo were assign a case. They need to find a guy and a gang boss wouldn't reveal, instead treat them to eat spicy food. But give them a guy who will (Carl Ng) He give a piece of info to a girl Victoria Wu. Aaron and Eason couldn't catch him. Bernice Liu came to find Aaron to confide. He let her bite him to feel better. She is his ex-girlfriend but he still treat her good. The thieves target the new arrival necklace belonging to Brunei royalty. Gun fight in the highway with cops but they escape with the diamond. Eason and Aaron argue in office and Yumiko join in, at stake is claim of the overall in charge. Holding a paintball match in office, she is the first to strike out. Aaron and Eason shoot together and no winner. They track the phone call of Victoria and block all signal. Found her at the public phone, Eason kiss Yumiko to hide. They chase after her and she smash a bottle at Aaron but caught. Yumiko's fiance is caught cheating by her and she calls off the wedding. Eason saw her crying and comfort her. They kiss again. Victoria's phone ring and Eason let her answer. Carl is meeting her. Eason let her off for this hush mission. The baddie Dave Wang shoot him on scene. Carl pass a sim card to Victoria to call her boyfriend Huang Pin Yuan. Aaron came and both of them lose sight of Dave. Victoria caught again. She demand to stay in a better place. Eason go off to fetch Yumiko, she ask him to marry her since the wedding venue is still on. Danny came and ask her why is she in his car. He let on the love letter she received is from him. Eason appear from car back and Danny wants them to shut the secret. Victoria steal Aaron phone to make the call. He let her on purpose. Bernice call him out and he can't go. Victoria say it is ok she can tag along. At the restaurant, Bernice say she is pregnant and marrying her boyfriend. Huang appear and hold them gun point and escape. Eason assure Aaron of finding her, as he place a tracker on her. Victoria give him the necklace and is sad he only care about it. He says he only want to put it on her. Dave appear and kills him, hold her hostage. Aaron willing to change position with her. Yumiko come from behind Dave, and she become hostage. Eason change role with her. Aaron seeing Eason eye signal and proceed to shoot. Eason awake in hospital and say he didn't expect him to shoot.
Rated 2.5/5 Stars •
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/22/23
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Dante Lam mixes humor and drama to put together <i>Heat Team</i>, and it manages to get by.<p>At just under 100 minutes, things begin on the right foot. The opening sequence is wildly amusing, while also briefly introducing the two lead characters. The story then pushes forward with staggered humorous sequences meshed in with what is a Hong Kong crime thriller. Adversely, as the the film goes along, it slowly loses the swagger it had going for it early on.</p><p>While showcasing its share of action pieces, there isn't anything out of the ordinary here. The fact, that some of them are laced with humor doesn't help that much. Of course, that doesn't mean they aren't entertaining.</p><p>Aaron Kwok and Eason Chan's characters play off each other nicely. The lovely Yumiko Cheng and Victoria Wu provide some eye candy to compliment the two male leads.</p><p><i>Heat Team</i> works well to a point before it begins to get stale; however, in the end it is a watchable flick.</p>
Rated 3/5 Stars •
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/09/23
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