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Information
- A.k.a.
- Cop on a Mission
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 102 min.
- Director
- Marco Mak
- Genres
- Action, Crime
- Rating *
- 6.6
- Votes *
- 213
- Checks
- 7
- Favs
- 1
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 14.3% (1:7)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
Marco Mak's Cop on a Mission is a triad movie in the Johnnie To style, artful despite having some occasionally low production values, especially when it comes to sound (you often hear the ambiance, like buzzing lights and air conditioners, for example). Regardless, it's got Eric Tsang as a triad boss, and he's always good. Daniel Wu is the undercover cop trying to bring him down, but finding that power corrupts as he goes up the ladder. Part of the problem (for him, but part of the joy for the audience) is that he's too clever for his own good, too good at being bad, if you will. One of the strange things about Cop on a Mission is how sexual it is. Not that there's much nudity (Wu's butt in a couple of shower scenes, that's it), but it's like the style of the film conspires to make the hero and the gangster's wife sleep together, and highlights each of their desirability through expressionistic means. Strong themes, fun reversals, the tension you want and expect undercover cop movies to have, and good acting. More than enough to overlook the film's technical weaknesses. 8 years 10 months ago