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      Turning Point

      2009 1h 27m Crime Drama Action List
      Reviews 34% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A triad leader grooms a new member (Michael Tse) to infiltrate the police force as a mole. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member The prequel to the popular character Laughing Gor acted by Michael Tse. This time its in movie form. Eric Tsang is the triad boss with two bickering left right men Francis Ng and Anthony Wong. Michael works for Anthony. He is a former cop who is chosen to be undercover. But he dislike such life and nearly quit. His then boss Yuen Biao and Felix Wong advise him and he return. He get better as a gangster that soon he quit his cop job and become real gangster. Michael is undercover for Anthony when he is a sales counter staff in a store been rob. Anthony saved him and he wants to follow him. He enroll Michael into police school to be his mole. During training, he is selected to be undercover as well. So he is both sides undercover. Michael is in relationship with Chen Fala, sister of Francis. He is not happy his beloved sister is dating a gangster and he beat up Michael badly. He revenge by thrashing Francis dens. Michael is on the run and Anthony helps him arrange a boat but the plan is foil by police. He confront Anthony as he feel he must be the one to leak information. Anthony quote examples and assures he isn't one. Francis hunts Michael down and nearly kills him but Fala plead with him and threaten to suicide if he kills him. Francis arrange for them to escape instead. Anthony surround the place and want to kill Michael. A right hand man of Francis is the mole for Anthony. Michael and Fala escape from the truck. Fala was killed by the mole and Francis kills him but is shot dead by Anthony. Felix receive information that Anthony is gonna kill Michael. Felix know Michael true identity as a mole after fighting him. Cops arrived later and Anthony point the gun at Felix. Michael kill Anthony before he shoot Felix. Yuen Biao give Michael two choices - wear uniform to be cop or become undercover again. He chose the latter. And that's where it will link to the first TVB drama that shot him to fame. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I dun understand what the story means. main characters dies at the end.. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member A former cop who becomes a gangster & creates his own gang to go against the Hong Kong police and a cop who goes undercover as a gangster. This similar story to Infernal Affairs but there isn't much fun. Anthony Wong plays a very different type of character in which he normally plays. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I always loved chinese triad movies . This was just like infernal affairs and I loved that movie . Other than the confusing rushed ending everything else was good Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member When watching a HK undercover movie, you have no choice but to compare it with Internal Affairs. Of course, Laughing gor is not as good as Internal Affair but it is not bad actually. The whole story is adapted from a character of a highly rated TVB TV series "E.U.", Laughing Gor. And this is the reason why there r so many TVB actors inside the movie. It's just when the movie is adapted based on the TV series, you expected you will see a strong linkage between TV and the movie. But it wasn't like that at all. Because the director doesn't want audience feel like they are watching a TV series but not a movie. So, the director decided to change all the writers of the TV series. And some of them didn't even watch the whole TV series. So, expect the $5 coin, you will find there r not so many details that different from the TV. And these difference r making the movie not good enough to be another excellent adapted movie. About the acting, acting of Michael Tse is above average but Francis Ng is (of course) way better. And dont know why, Anthony Wong seems he is not into the movie, seems that he doesn't want to play the character at all (But his make up is certainly something!! :D). Surprisely, Fala Chan is pretty good but Eric Tsang is certainly replaceable in this movie.. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member This Hong Kong drama can be easily related to <i>Infernal Affairs</i> (2002) where Michael Tse's role of Laughing Gor is a reprise of Yan by Tony Leung Chiu Wai. I found out this film is a prequel to the Hong Kong's TVB drama. The movie focuses on how Laughing made his escape, and try to avoid the killing from the secret society after the opening scene. The process is short, thus it is back by various flashbacks on the past, such as how Laughing ends up a gangster, Brother Yat's past with the police force, and Laughing's love life with Karen (Fala Chen), the younger sister of Zatoi (Francis Ng). An overdoing of flashbacks has kill the joy of watching the movie, which leads to plenty of confusion. However, with his progressively silly wardrobe changes, Anthony Wong appears to be slumming, and his characterâ(TM)s abrupt change in the third act doesnâ(TM)t help matters either. Instead, itâ(TM)s Francis Ng who ends up giving the best performance. Ng's Zatoi will probably end up being a more memorable character than Laughing himself thanks to a well-written twist and a consistently solid performance throughout. On the other hand, without the charm he showed on television, Michael Tse simply spends the film running and acting tough, which doesn't make for a very interesting character. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A triad leader grooms a new member (Michael Tse) to infiltrate the police force as a mole.
      Director
      Herman Yau
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Action
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (DVD)
      Dec 8, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 27m