this film be a refreshing change of pace from the mindless hong kong triad movie i have grow so tired of . there be no spectacular gun fight . no car chase . and practically minimal action to speak of . the audience be keep in suspense for the most part and though certain aspect of the so call ploy by andy lau be quite obvious . the film have be hail a a departure from the genre of violent triad film and and a an intelligent crime film . to an extent and it be . but and to some extent and it still fail the believability test . one can hardly picture any triad member to be dumb enough to not see through the female disguise of andy lau in a second . it also seem to have fall for the if someone be seriously ill and the say someone will be cough up copious amount of blood regularly thing chinese film seem to go for all the time . the subtle relationship between the two lead character be a refreshing change . all in all an enjoyable film and even though the concept be not new and there be few surprise . > .