wo (nick cheung), his wife jin (josie ho) and their newborn son have returned to macau. a return that prompts the visit of four old friends; blaze (anthony wong), tai (francis ng), cat (roy cheung) and rat (lam suet). it's not your average reunion, though: blaze and rat have been sent by their boss, fay (simon yam), to kill wo. luckily, tai and cat have come to protect him...

i'll not say much about 'exiled', but i will say it's the kind of film you thought hong kong had stopped making. johnnie to focusses on his aimiable bunch of triads, as their loyalties, honour and friendships are put to the test, in a way that john woo might once have done, with bullets flying just as balletically. to blends the action, drama and humour together effortlessly, the cast are universally excellent and macau never looked so good.

just go and watch it.