The Sniper - 神鎗手

The Sniper (神鎗手) is s 2009 film out of Hong Kong. The movie stars Richie Ren, Edison Chen, and Huang Xiaoming. The movie is about a Hong Kong police sniper team.

Richie Ren as Hartman is the captain and top shooter of the sniper team of the Hong Kong police department. Edison Chen as OJ is a new recruit to the marksmen squad and is out to be the top shooter. Huang Xiaoming as Lincoln is the villain and is out for revenge.

Hartman bumps into OJ during a sting and is impressed with OJ. OJ is invited to the sniper team and immediately excels and becomes the top of the class. Hartman is the captain and top shooter of the group. Lincoln is a former member of the group but made a mistake that landed him prison for 4 years. Now that he's out, Lincoln is set on revenge. Taking revenge on those that him deems caused his downfall.

Its an exciting film and the main storyline revolves around Hartman and Lincoln. OJ's part is quite minimized. I'll guess that the movie would have included more OJ back story if there wasn't a Edison photo scandal. This movie was set for a May 2008 release, but sent to 2009.

Dog Bite Dog - 狗咬狗

Dog Bite Dog (狗咬狗) is a 2006 film out of Hong Kong. The movie stars Edison Chen and Sam Lee.

The movie is about Edison Chen, a Cambodian assassin. With no moral boundaries, Chen is willing to do anything and everything to make the hit and escape. Sam Lee Lee plays Wai, a cop with a big attitude. Wai knows the streets and willing to do anything to capture the criminals.

Chen assassinates a man in a restaurant. Wai is onsite to start the investigation. Wai finds some clues that lead to Chen, who's hours from boarding a boat back to Cambodia. In there first exchange, Chen is ruthless to all around him in order to get away. Wai is not able to catch Chen and is reprimanded for his careless actions. The pursuit is on. A fully thrilling cat and mouse chase is on between the two.

The violence is grounded in reality for the most part. Very brutal and very griming. Worth a watch for you HK action fans.