Beautifully shot, superbly edited, with pleasant performances by the
three leads (Andy Hui is certainly more than capable, and it's always a
pleasure to watch Gigi Leung's nuanced acting; Edmond Leong as Hui's cop
buddy is fine too), nice, not overly intrusive latino score, attractive locations. Alas, the script (by Yeung Shin-Ling) doesn't measure up: Too much romance, not enough crime drama, a much too neat and foreseeable conclusion, not enough red herrings (none, in fact). As so often, one feels cheated after watching a Hong Kong movie that begins great and then degenrates into pure hokum (felt much the same way, only worse, about To's NEEDING YOU, which was positively wrecked by a weak last 20 minutes!). A small film to be sure (not too many people seem to live in Macao). Still, above average for local cinema.

Basic plot: Cop (Andy Hui) wants to protect his cousin, who works for a
crime boss in Macao, by hiding HK$ 3 mio. of illegal gambling money. His
casino dealer-girlfriend (Gigi) wants to deposit the money on the triad
boss' account, the very same minute the bank gets robbed. Cop has to
recover the money within seven days or face death.

on Universe DVD, Directed by Liu Kim-Wa; Produced by Jingle Ma (!), 88
minutes, Lbx 1.85:1; Dolby Digital 5.1 (why?). Print: more than decent transfer, great color and contrast, few artefacts.