Ally WONG Ka-fai started out as a director three years ago and has tried different styles like a crime story in "Wipe Out" and a ghost story in "Fourteen Days Before Suicide". This time he focuses on a triad story "To Where He Belongs To". Will this new direction be an improvement?

Boss Hui, a triad under Uncle Hing teams Fung and Mushroom. Hui saves Yuet's drink shop and Fung meets Yuet in a disco. The two relationships are set up then but Hui and Fung don't know that they love Yuet at the same time. Tung, who previously had conflicts with Fung and Mushroom switches from Uncle Hing to Keung. Tung even looks for revenge. To be able to establish his reputation in the gang as well as to help Yuet to get the medical fee for her operation overseas, Fung decides to sell drugs in Tung's place with Mushroom. However, they were caught out by Tung and were badly beaten. Hui decides he wants revenge against Tung. He tries to negotiate with Tung but is suddenly hurt by Fung. Uncle Hing decides to ask the threesome to hide away in the mainland. Being unable to live in such style, Mushroom decides to join Tung and he even points out the hiding place for Tung and Hui ....

To audiences the roles are familiar and the story of the movie is just another old-fashioned Hong Kong triad movie. As expected, Simon YAM once again plays as a triad head. His performance is adequate in the movie because he has had plenty of practice. There is nothing special from Simon in the movie. The same thing applies to Ben NG, who has been in movies as bad triad guys or criminals from time to time.

The plot itself tells two stories. The first one is about the love in a triad society and is told through Yuet, Fung and Hui. At the same time, the movie focuses on the age gap between the older and the newer generations in a triad society. For the first part, the set up of Yuet as a disabled person tries to make the Fung's actions appear to be a rational and impressive decision. However, the dialogue is too weak to send this message to audiences.

The difference in opinions between Hui, Fung and Mushroom represents three different generations. The generation gap between Hui and Fung is very ably portrayed. The attempt to portray the generation gap between Fung and Mushroom however lacks enough detail and so is less effective.

Despite the stereotypical plot, it is interesting to note that some of the gags in the movie are very funny, like making use of government ads for Fung to teach Mushroom how to deal with different situations. This gives the movie a welcome sharp edge.

Yuet in the movie hasn't much to do. Her role in the movie is only a girl feeding up Tung and Fung. With the way her character is at the beginning of the movie, there should have been more depth to the interaction between Yuet and Fung.

When compared with Ally WONG's previous directorial efforts "To Where He Belongs" is an improvement. However, the stereotypical plot and the stereotyping of the actors brings it down a little.