On the Edge - 黑白道

On the Edge (黑白道) is a 2006 film out of Hong Kong. The movie stars Nick Cheung, Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Rain Li, and Derek Tsang.

Nick Cheung plays Harry. Harry was an undercover cop for 8 years. After Harry helped bust his triad boss, Harry is not back in the police force. But those 8 years as an undercover triad member are causing Harry some extreme internal and workplace conflicts. Anthony Wong plays Lung, Harry's new partner. Lung doesn't go easy on the triad members he come in contact with. Many times, Harry is at odds with Lung because of this. Back at home, Harry's girlfriend and best friend are from his triad days. They don't like that he's a cop and conflicts are ever present.

The movie was pretty entertaining for the most part. The undercover cop story gets another unique turn with this rendition. Worth a watch.

The Third Eye - 小心眼

The Third Eye (心眼) is a 2006 film out of Hong Kong. The horror film stars Race Wong, Wong Yau Nam, Derek Tsang, and Joman Chiang.

The film is about a voyeur that lands in a Tai O hotel/motel. The hotel has a bunch of interesting characters. Among that group is also a beat cop. Although the movie uses "eye" in the name, it does not contain any supernatural elements like I was expecting. It was a straight line to the end of the film for all the characters. No real curves in the road thrown at you. Seriously, its a mind trip. The story is hard to follow and the characters are even more whacked. All but the killer has a heart of gold though.

Race Wong kinda has a psycho look the whole film. I think it was intentional. But when the attention was put on Joman Chiang as she played Ah Hua, a reality challenged adult taking care of her bed ridden father.

If you're not into supernatural horror as is common place in many Asian horror film, this is a change of pace. The horror is based in reality.

I couldn't find any YouTube clips.