i get ta be straight up i haven not see a film as solid a dog bite dog in quite a while . i be a big fan of the old school late 80 to mid 90 era catiii film and and i have be hear that that style of film be make a bit of a come back with film such a this and and herman yau gong tau ( which a of this writing i have not yet see . ) and so i be very interested to give some of these new wave catiii film a shot . do this film live up to my expectation . absolutely but not quite in the fashion that i imagine . the story follow a young and animalistic and resourceful and virtually unstoppable thai hit man with a somewhat vague history who come to hong kong to complete a mission . due to some bad luck and he be quickly identify by a roguish copy ( who exude many of the same quality a our hit man ) and and be quickly apprehend and capture . this state of affair doesn not last long though and a the un name assassin escape from his captor and quickly show the local police that he be not to be take lightly . the hunt be on and and a cat and mouse game between the police and the mad dog ( a the police refer to him ) ensues . along the way and mad dog be inadvertently befriend by a slow witted young woman and and a bond form between the two when she help him out of a sticky situation . the ante keep get upped a mad dog only objective be to get out of hong kong and back to thailand by any mean necessary and and the cop keep try to reel him in alive . i could probably write ten paragraph about this complex and thoroughly layer film and but i do not want to give too much away . i watch dog bite dog know nothing about the premise and and i think it the type of film that be definitely well appreciate that way . a to comparison to the old style catiii film . there be some similarity . dog bite dog have some hyper violent moment reminiscent of the good ol day and but be never quite a sleazy or grimy a old school classicks like the untold story or red to kill . where many of the old catiii film main intention be to shock dog bite dog be a far more think out and well rounded production ( though that not to take anything away from those catiii film that i hold so dear . ) . this film be far more emotional than it be exploitative and and a we learn more about the character and their background and the audience begin to bond and identify with both side . there really be no clear cut good and bad guy and a mad dog show moment of extreme compassion and and the cop stoop to extremely unorthodox method to try to flesh out the killer . there also no nudity or sex in this film and which be a typical characteristic of the old catiii film . personally and i would compare dog bite dog more to park sympathy for mr. vengeance or perhaps the pang brother bangkok dangerous and a both of those film mix extremely emotional overtone with strong and unflinching action and violence . again there pretty much nothing that i do not like about this film . the acting be dead on and the cinematography be sharp and well do and and the whole film skillfully blend several different element successfully in a way that isn not see very often . be this film ( and others like it . ) the rebirth of the catiii film not exactly but it be a very solid film that absolutely worth check out . positive .