Lau Ching Wan is back in his shadow of Chow Yun Fat routine here.He shines as an over-the-edge police officer who is obsessed with catching a drug dealer (Toh Chung Wah, Ng Sin Lin's "fiance" in real life) and constantly neglects his beautiful wife (Carmen Lee) at home, who just announces to him that she is pregnant with another man's child. In capturing the suspect, the officer is shot through the skull. Although his life is spared, his sense of smell and taste is shattered (hence the title). Lacking the two senses and almost losing his life and wife, he become more aware of his past actions and begins to change. Of course, the drug dealer breaks out of holding and goes after the officer. Sure, there is nothing new about the plotline, but the character development throughout the film and the tasteless twist bring new flavor to an old and overdone recipe. Definitely worth a look.