personally and i find the movie to be quite a good watch . it outline the actual situation of triad in hong kong and give the viewer a glimpse of how triad be organize . not only that and it also show the viewer how the hong kong police control the triad situation and why the police do not just go all out and wipe out triad . overall and the movie be rather violent due to the gangland method of killing and torture . nevertheless and the movie stay true to the real world and thus the violence on screen be just a reflection of what really happen . i would recommend this movie to any triad or mafia movie fan . another good watch would be dragon squad . that movie have more gun than this and a in this movie there more knife than gun ( in fact i do not remember see a single gun ) .