andy lau and lau ching wan be both superb in johnny to tautly direct crime thriller which put most western effort to shame . think of it a the hong kong heat and only well . everything about the film scream class while from the performance to the soundtrack and the cinematography to the script . the tone remain serious throughout and but the film have a nice line in black humour and friendship and romance at it heart . sure and it get a little preposterous later on and but it would be a hard hearted viewer who do not find something to love about this movie . thank god and hollywood hasn not ( yet ) re make and ruin a classic . do yourself a favour and see this film .