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Protégé

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This is a deep look into the insidious perversion of drugs, from the gangsters who supply them, to the cops who work to catch them, and to the lowest rung of the ladder, the users. At first I was let down expecting another HK action extravaganza, but eventually got drawn into the story. The nightmare seems more real when it isn't varnished over with fights, chases and shootouts. Recommended.

The front cover said 'nominated for best action choreography' but there was no action to choregraph! There was one five minute action scene and can hardly be considered a shootout unlike what one reviewer said. There was good drama pertaining to hard drug use, but it's hard to fully appreciate the acting in a foreign movie because of the language. I buy these Hong Kong movies, especially Dragon Dynasty releases, for the action, so I was disappointed.

I've been spoiled by Hard Boiled, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow I and II, Tragic Hero, Fist of Legend, and others. Check those out for some action.

Andy Lau, who's always good, works his way up as an undercover cop until he is so good the boss wants him to take over the gang's heroin trade! Intrigue, double crosses, and lots of soul-satisfying shootouts ensue. There's really no way to know whether Lau will pull out his badge and take down the enterprise, or whether he will turn over a new leaf and take on the gangland leadership role he's been offered. (Of course, you can guess...) Wildly creative cinematography and well-choreographed fights put this film right up there on the top of Hong Kong crime flicks.

A nice psycho-thriller of Hong Kong cops fighting the drugs, stretching, a reviewer could say, into Thailand and different bedrooms of characters' involved.

A touching story of opportunities FREE people supposed to have.

A good movie overall, but if you want to buy this movie for its action, don't. I did because I thought there would be intense shootouts and gun battles, but there wasn't any.

this movie was not what i expected, in other words, it kinda sucked there was absolutely no action whatsoever