An adaptation of the Crying Freeman manga, done HK style. The plot in a nutshell: Yao (Sam Hui) is kidnapped by the leader of the 800 Dragons, Master of the Dead (Yuen Tak under a lot of makeup) to be trained as an assassin. His memory is erased so he doesn't remember his past in Russia and growing up with May (Maggie Cheung) as orphans.

He starts doing hits as Freeman and May, after looking for him for over a year, is a witness to one of them. So Freeman is ordered to kill her by the gang.

The second half of the film takes a turn for the confusing as the viewer doesn't really know who's double crossing who.

The film is shot with that crazy Clarence Fok style with a lot of quick cuts in the action and disjointed narrative. Speaking of the action, it's fantastic and I don't think I've seen wirework (as much as I detest it) done any better.

7.5/10