Mad Detective

Mad Detective

  • Director: Johnnie To
  • Writer: Ka-Fai Wai,Kin-Yee Au
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong
  • Language: Cantonese, English
  • Release date: November 29, 2007
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Tham Tu Khung
  • "Godly Detective" is a crime and drama film co-directed by Johnnie To and Ka-Fai Wai , starring Sean Andy , Andy On , and Gordon Lam Ka Tung  .
    The film tells the story of a schizophrenic retired policeman Chen Guibin who was entrusted by others to get involved in a missing gun case. The film premiered as the finale of the 64th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2007   .

    Details

    • Release date November 29, 2007
    • Filming locations Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies One Hundred Years of Film Company, Milky Way Image Company

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $4,629

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $2,682

    Gross worldwide

    $2,160,790

    Movie reviews

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    • By Leif 2022-12-15 23:30:02

      out of reach

      At a glance, it is a beautiful mind of the Hong Kong Detective Edition, but unfortunately:
      1. That An Zhijie's performance is really dull to the extreme
      2. Although the theme of "Ghost in the Heart" is good, the tension and rhythm are mediocre
      3. Lin Jiadong's part is a bit more chaotic, he and Liu Qingyun can't get a spark, and because Liu Qingyun takes on the responsibility of explaining, the dialogue becomes long and verbose and the

      ending is surprisingly bad, it has...

    • By Dejah 2022-12-09 01:01:23

      Never doubt the effect of the cooperation between Wei Jiahui and Johnnie To

      When I went to see the movie "Detective" in the theater a few years ago, I didn't feel so amazing. . I saw the ending of the Cantonese version today, it's a masterpiece! The part of changing guns can't be more amazing! Four guns and five people are all one less! ! How could An Zhijie make up this story! ! This really requires someone with a high IQ to reason! ! The South Asians were killed by Gao, using Wang's spear; Gao was killed by Chen, using An's spear; Chen was shot by An and Gao, using...

    • By Jude 2022-12-07 05:05:58

      Everyone has a ghost in their heart

      Everyone has a ghost in their heart , which has
      a very broad meaning. Among
      cats and mice, Tom splits into three from time to time, and the other two are a devil and an angel. They convince and argue with each other. Which, this is a comic rendition of the id-superego theory.
      He Jiaan's ghost in the play is most similar to this.
      Gao Zhiwei's ghost has multiple split personalities. Seven personalities exist at the same time. Among them, there are mainly three clear-faced...

    • By Alexander 2022-12-03 16:31:48

      I've talked to people about this before

      There are plot analysis and disclosure, if you haven't seen it, don't watch it. First of all, I want to say that Liu Qingyun likes to play "neuropathy" = = It seems that there are two films recently.






      The film is not actually a detective movie at all, it feels like it is about personality. This movie should pay attention to Bin's perspective of God. Since He was almost beaten to death, in Bin's eyes, He Jiaan already has a ghost or has a new personality, and is...

    • By Cale 2022-11-29 17:35:50

      Detective · see "ghost"

      The case at the beginning was really weird, how the detective was hiding in a box and rolled from upstairs to downstairs, fell bloody, and then knew the murderer; it seemed outrageous. After that, he was even more speechless. He even cut off his own ear and gave it to his retired boss. He was neurotic at all. Sure enough, the wife died, but she was still talking to the woman she imagined; no, it was later discovered that the wife was not dead at all, but she had become a stranger in her eyes....

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    • By Madilyn 2023-09-12 09:25:52

      There are often clichéd stories, but Wei Jiahui and To Qifeng used a high degree of formality to tell the story in style; the ending of constantly changing guns under the overhead camera is really...

    • By Carolyne 2023-09-07 20:09:58

      PTU, dark flower, FIGHT...

    • By Ryleigh 2023-09-06 18:49:46

      To give six stars only the word "嗲" can describe...

    • By Linnie 2023-09-01 05:42:00

      When I saw the tenth minute, I knew I liked this one, it was very...

    • By Garth 2023-08-20 19:58:55

      1. The script is really good! The last gun change was the most exquisite. After reading and thinking for more than an hour, I used pen and paper. I finally figured out that no matter how I changed it, I could not lie. There is only one solution: kill my girlfriend GIGI and save my future. ! 2. The photography is very beautiful, and Liu Qingyun also gave the most wonderful performance. 3. In view of the fact that some of the plots are too clever, one star must be...

    Movie plot

    Two police officers to the woods investigation, the results of a police officer, Mr Wang ( Joseph Lee Kok Lun ornaments ) both man and the gun missing, another officer Gao Zhiwei ( Gordon Lam Ka Tung ornaments ) and back safely, but the missing gun Involved in different robberies and murders one after another.
    Crime Unit inspector Hejia An ( Andy the On ornaments ) was ordered to investigate the case for many months no progress, decided...
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    Creative background

    To a certain extent, the director of the film was influenced by the " Tsim Sha Tsui shooting", and Xu Bugao in the case was the prototype of Gao Zhiwei in the film. In the early morning of March 17, 2006, three police officers drew their guns and bombed each other in a pedestrian tunnel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, causing two deaths and one injury. One of the two deceased was off-duty police officer Xu Bugao. The pistol he used at the...
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    Positive view

    The story of the film is brilliant, every detail can withstand scrutiny, the plot is almost impeccable, and the plot has a turnaround effect. The overhead shot of the last segment of the film is dazzling. Every time Andy On changes his pistol, it represents how he will arrange this death scene. The dark theme of this movie is sublimated at this time.
    The characters in the film absolutely obey the needs of the development of the plot, so...
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    Negative View

    The plot of the film is chaotic, and it is the first time to see that cop and thriller films can be so distortedly combined. Chen Jiabin didn't know that the prophet's superpowers and the intelligence stories between the police and the robbers were always appropriately dismantling each other. At the same time, "Godly Detective" set a new record for pointing guns at each other in police films: In the last scene, A points to B, B points...
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    Movie quotes

    • Inspector Bun: Apply emotions to investigate!

    • Inspector Bun: I can see a person's inner personality.

    • Ho Ka-on: [to Bun] Whenever I get stuck, I'll imagine how you'd crack it.