on the surface and this tale of a brutal gang who rob a gas station ( hence the name . ) and take the worker hostage appear to be just another be there and see that asian thriller and but underneath there a soft centre wait to be discover short vignette give u clue a to how these thug come to be this way and one of the hostage learn to stand up for himself and character who be even nasty than the robber end up bad off and and even the thug themselves get a shot a redemption . ok and it not especially profound and and like so many asian film and it suffer from an inconsistency of tone ( lashing of violence and swearing and slapstick comedy and musical number make for a strange mix ) which might alienate some western viewer and but it fast move and never boring and surprising in all the right place and a definite recommendation for a fun even viewing .