A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
There is not much to this film that anyone with common sense couldn't figure out. The romantic angle, the plot twists... this is a very by-the-numbers story. But while that may not make for a great script, it makes the film fun to follow.
And the comedy relief is not bad. The overweight bodyguard is rather amusing. This is amplified by the English dubbing, which seems to make him even more of a clown than the original language (Cantonese?). As much as I prefer subtitles to dubbing, it works great this time.
There is not much to this film that anyone with common sense couldn't figure out. The romantic angle, the plot twists... this is a very by-the-numbers story. But while that may not make for a great script, it makes the film fun to follow.
And the comedy relief is not bad. The overweight bodyguard is rather amusing. This is amplified by the English dubbing, which seems to make him even more of a clown than the original language (Cantonese?). As much as I prefer subtitles to dubbing, it works great this time.