the first half of the film is a pretty decent, solid cop action; lau ching wan is transfered from serious crimes to the emergency unit (eu) after punching his superior. his new team at the eu welcome him, except for jordan chan, who is worried about his maverick policing styles; they find themselves straying from their duties to try and track down anthony wong and yu rong guang who are on a killing spree.

things start to take a turn for the daft around halfway through the film. whilst still maintaining some of the class and grit of the first half; cornyness and daftness sneak in; this doesn't make the film less enjoyable, far from it, but it does cheapen it somewhat.

still, it's a fun watch with lots of gunplay; not bad for a sunday evening...