At first glance, this film has a very similar structure to "Bloodblood", but after careful study of the relationship between the characters, you will find that this is a real police and gangster film, with very clear sides of good and evil, as well as the ultimate duel. And "Blood Two Heroes" is a farce of two good friends who meet each other late, and fight with the underworld in order to realize their dreams. There is not much to talk about in terms of plot, the usual rhythm of police and bandit movies, gang fights, then police and bandits fight each other, and finally there is a war, and justice wins without suspense. The difference is that this time John Woo joined the role of undercover, but I don't think the master seems to be playing very well in this regard, and the suspenseful plot is also very shallow, but it feels a little tricky. On the contrary, the relationship between the undercover agent Tony Leung and the officer was carried forward in the later "Infernal Affairs". In terms of characters, the role of the villain has been greatly increased this time. Huang Qiusheng's underworld eldest brother belongs to the bad image. Whether it is his speech, demeanor or appearance, it highlights his evil character image. Yuan Haoyun, played by Chow Yun-fat, was ranked 33rd in Empire magazine's list of the 100 greatest movie characters. Chow Yun-fat's police image is very similar to that of Li Xiuxian before, but his performance is more radical and has a heavy ruffian air. And Tony Leung's undercover image is more like a policeman, and his gestures are a kind of steady feeling. To be honest, he didn't have a good chance to perform in this film. In addition, the scene where the villain's number one killer suddenly found his conscience in the hospital made me feel a little awkward. In terms of details, this film still uses a lot of the techniques of "Blood Two Heroes", parallel editing in the library, and freeze-frame close-ups. A lot of blasting scenes have been added, as well as scenes of police and bandits fighting.
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