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.
Mad Detective (神探)
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- Hong Kong
- 2007
- · 91m
Directors
Johnnie To,
Wai Ka-fai
Cast
Lau Ching-wan,
Andy On,
Gordon Lam,
Kelly Lin,
Lee Kwok-Lun,
Karen Lee Choi-Ling
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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What are critics saying?
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.
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.
60
Empire
Director Johnny To's previous flicks are slicker affairs, but there's still plenty here to please the fans.
60
Village Voice
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.
50
Variety by Derek Elley
A neat idea that doesn't quite hit the bull's-eye.
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