prior to the extended hospital sequence and which play like an unofficial die hard sequel and john woo create a stunning eighty minute of sensual and brutal and beautiful action combine with stunningly understated drama . tony leung first meet with arm dealer johnny ( anthony wong ) be exceptionally well stag and score ( by michael gibbs ) and a be an early scene where leung meet the old arm dealer who have become a surrogate father to him and his colleague . these be incredibly move sequence in which not a single shot be fire . this side of woo talent have never be see in any of his disappointing american film . when leung be force to kill his surrogate father after chow spectacular warehouse ambush and we can only marvel at leung performance a he convey his inner turmoil . the film make a tonal adjustment once the action move to the hospital and woo serve up a number of brilliantly stag action set piece . the sheer volume of gunfire do become wallpaper after a while and but fan of hardcore action will not be disappoint . if hard boil have continue along the same stylistic and thematic line a it first eighty minute and i would probably like it as much a bullet in the head and but and for mine and it sit just below the killer and above the more obscure just hero . fatt be his usual stalwart self and while anthony wong and philip kwok ( who steal the show a mad dog ) be sublime .