if youre familiar with the work of auteur johnny to and his band of filmmaking crony over at milky way and you know what to expect with this late production . all the familiar element be in place represent the strong camaraderie between two character represent usually a cop and a baddie and the coincidence and chance that turn on a dime and pay off handsomely in the end and and the humor that arise even in the most dire of situation . andy lau play a man who have 72 hour to live and decide to rob an insurance company . lau ching wan ( also brilliant in other milky way film like long nite and a hero never dy and and where a good man go ) portray a hostage negotiator or cop who be on the robber tail and even a the robber set up a series of trick and clue that he must follow in order to get his man . funny and poignant and and cool while be subtle and running be actually one of the most entertaining milky way film to date . don not miss the performance by the two lead and esp . andy lau and usually consider an average actor who have rarely be this natural and fun to watch . this film be one to go out of your way to see .