what be violent cop . a represent a boring and ridiculous b movie ( bang bang and youre dead ) masquerading a art . b represent a pathetic attempt to jolt the viewer out of his lethargy by repeated shot of graphic violence ( mostly head splatter ) . c represent a test by kitano to see how long he can keep his camera still on his expressionless face and without give u any insight into his character ( apart from the fact that he a cop and and he violent ) . d represent all of the above . the choice be yours . but one thing be for sure represent by the time ( spoiler warning ) kitano get hit by the 15th bullet or something and still doesn not fall down and it be clear that my second experiment with his film ( after the equally awful brother ) will probably be the last . for a couple of good scene ( the foot chase and the confrontation on the roof of a building ) and i give violent cop half out of 4 .