John Wooโs 1992 cop thriller was his last Hong Kong movie, and itโs a self-conscious career peak. Chow Yun-Fat packs an arsenal that would shame the Pentagon as a cop called Tequila; Tony Leung rehearses for Infernal Affairs as his undercover mob contact. The original HK title translates asโHot-Handed God Of Copsโ, which is about right.
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