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Mad Detective(神探)

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Hong Kong · 2007
1h 31m
Director Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai
Starring Lau Ching-wan, Andy On, Gordon Lam, Kelly Lin
Genre Action, Crime, Thriller

Detective Chan Kwai Bun has the supernatural power to see people's "inner personalities.” He is invited back to active duty to investigate the disappearance of a fellow officer whose weapon has been used in multiple robberies. However, when Bun and the missing cop's partner go after a suspect, he suspects something else at play.

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Village Voice by

Apart from its inventive depiction of the weaknesses that tough guys try to hide, Mad Detective is a slight work from the wildly prolific To.

80

The New York Times by Manohla Dargis

If the insanely inventive and entertaining Mad Detective weren't so weird -- and in Cantonese -- hordes of action geeks would be lining the block to see it.

75

The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

Fleeting confusion and bizarre literalization aside, though, Mad Detective is an effective mystery story, with an oddball hero--like TV's Monk, but far crazier--and some moments of visceral violence that raise the stakes.

75

Boston Globe by Ty Burr

Mad Detective is equal parts gonzo inspiration and overwrought indecision. It could be called "The Lunatic From Kowloon."

75

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Doesn't always make sense, and you cannot always tell what is real and what is imaginary, but viewers will be having too much zonked-out fun to care.

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