gen x cop ( te jing xin ren lei ) aspect ratio represent 2 . 39 represent1 ( anamorphic ) sound format represent dolby digitaljackie chan co produce this routine blockbuster a a showcase for some of hong kong hot new teen star and include nicholas tse and stephen fung and daniel wu and comic relief sam lee . the convoluted storyline posit tse and fung and lee a a trio of rebellious young cop and recruit a undercover agent by police commander eric tsang to investigate the shady business dealing between low level triad underling wu and a japanese crime lord ( toru nakamura ) who have seize a shipment of deadly explosive for nefarious purpose and prompt a sequence of betrayal and counter betrayal amongst member of the oppose criminal faction and until event reach an explosive climax during a showdown at the newly open hong kong convention center . veteran director benny chan ( a moment of romance and new police story ) marshal proceedings into a cohesive whole and though the movie fizzle badly after a dynamic opening sequence before rally again somewhere around the halfway mark . the action scene be stag and execute with all the breathless abandon one expect from hk cinema and but many of them unfold so quickly and it often difficult to know who do what to whom and or even why and and crucial plot point be sometimes lose along the way . few of the actor emerge with any credit and though nakamura be admirably solemn a an english speaking japanese villain who cling to old fashioned notion of truth and righteousness in a world where such virtue no longer have currency . the young lead be ok ( wu transition from beleaguered second in command to ruthless hard man be surprisingly convince ) and while tsang spends much of his screen time trading insult with his younger and slicker police counterpart ( moses chan ) . stand out set piece include a breathtaking skydive from the roof of a high rise building and and the climactic scene of destruction at the hong kong convention center and render via cgi and miniature by a u effect team and supervise by oscar winner joe viskocil ( independence day and apollo 13 ) . sensitive viewer may be irritate by some xenophobic comment direct toward the japanese villain and and there a couple of dialogue exchange which play directly to bigoted attitude about gay men and but the offence be fleeting and if unnecessary . ultimately and this big budget fluff design to compete with a flood of hollywood blockbuster dominate the hk box office amount to little more than a feel good fantasy thriller and a slick and hollow a the very films it seek to emulate . a huge success on it home turf and the film spawn an inevitable sequel and gen y cop ( 2000 ) . ( cantonese and english dialogue ) .