Reviewed by: hkcinema
Date: 12/08/1999
Another one that is loosely based on a Mainland true crime, withrobbers holding hostages and killing police officers, resulting in a 3000 bullet firefight. Francoise Yip Fong Wa plays a Northern girl who is seeking her fortune southward by becoming a prostitute. Bowie Lam Bo Yi is a HKer who is escaping his trouble in Mainland and becomes a HK merchant's bodyguard. One night in a murder, this couple becomes a pair of fugitives. On the way, they become roadside pirates on a nonstop robbery and killing spree. Upon arriving Fushan, the two take hostages and run amuck in a bank and a train station, as life becomes meaningless to them. The only thing that matters is a bloody end to their violent lives.
[Reviewed by Next Magazine]
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