note represent this review contain spoiler and so it probably best to read this after you have see the movie . i stumble upon gen x cop ( 1999 ) while i be watch television on satellite . i read the plot summary and and it sound interesting . but and unfortunately and after i have finish watch the movie and i be leave disappointed . this be a weak and overlong action flick and that be fill with clichés and and it a movie that seem to be set on autopilot . the movie also seem to take it ridiculous plot seriously and a if we care . the movie start out well represent the hong kong police be look for 10 pound of nuclear bomb and which have be steal by an asian street gang lead by akatora ( tôru nakamura ) . at the same time a deal be go down and the hong kong police station be bomb . inspector chan ( eric tsang ) be a timid cop who be assign to hire three teenage recruit and jack ( nicholas tse ) and match ( stephen fung ) and alien ( sam lee ) and to go undercover and find out who have bomb the police station . the trio agree to go undercover under one condition represent chan must go parachuting . gen x cop start out well and interesting and but then the movie go on autopilot it turn into a mindless action picture . central villain be kill off for unexplained reason and and then and another bad guy enter the picture . the film be also very weak on character development . jack and match and and alien make an odd resemblance to the ninja turtle . they fight together and they make joke together and and it amaze the h. k. police manage to choose three recruit and who act like a bunch of kid . at the start of the film and be mean to believe that the hero hate the police and yet it be never explain why they have bother to become recruit . but other than focus on the three hero and the film focus on inspector chan and who trade insult with the inspector to ( moses chan ) and who believe he can do good than him . chan be a likable character and but even likable character can face unfortunate demise . it would have be best if chan be still alive and be able to serve a the comic relief . but gen x cop be so mean spirited and that one wonder why such a lovable character would be kill off in the first place . another death scene doesn not make any sense . consider the scene where the villain face the three young hero in a final showdown . i be expect a big death sequence here and there and but wait the fight stop and and the villain allow the hero to make it out of the building if they can and while the villain stay to die in an explosion . the action sequence be nothing special or exciting and but confuse . it difficult at time to know who do what to whom and or even why . there even a final action sequence where the trio unconvincingly try to outrun a nuclear explosion . gen x cop have an interesting premise and but a very weak execution . be force to watch clichés and such a the bad guy realize that the teen be actually cop and the inspector be pull off the case and and go it alone . jackie chan and who produce the film and appear by the near end of the film and steal his scene . gen x cop be such a retread that it a movie where i realize that i should have fall asleep through it .