The movie feels like its style over substance. Scenes where 3 cops confront a big group of triads sets the stage for a violent confrontation.And violent also meaning bloody, it deserves its cat.3 rating

Most Donnie yen movies has him playing the "cool" character and this is no different.SAmmo Hung looks great as the main bad guy, though he has put on some kilo's. JAcky Wu plays a small part as the top assassin and Simon Yam plays his role simliar to that of PTU

The good guy characters are developed well, consider you are looking into 5 cops lives. Apart from the main characters, Liu Kai-Chi was the stand out of the other cops. His broody character made him a interesting character

My main gripe with the characters are actually the bad guys.JAcky Wu is suppose to be a crazy killer, but all you see is the way he kills people and his freaky smile. A little more background on his character would of helped create a better idea that this guy loves to kill. Also Sammo Hung's character doesnt show enough meany-ness too.

Despite what reviwer abbot says, Donnie yens last 2 fight scenes ARE the main attraction of the movie. There hasnt been such a good fight scene in years!! What made it more exciting was the grappling style that Donnie yen uses, it made it something different to watch.

EAsily one of the best movies for 2005

7.5/10