City on Fire (1987)
7/10
Heroic Bloodshed involving Undercovers and Thieves
9 April 2018
Warning: Spoilers
After the death of an undercover cop, the Chief Inspector gets his nephew (also an undercover) on the job. The target is a band of armed jewelry thieves. On top of this the police have hired a new investigation team to help on the job, and they interfere with Chief Inspectors work. Nephew, haunted by the past of a criminal he once betrayed, doesn't want to do the job for fear the same will happen again. The ending has heavily influenced Reservoir Dogs

Features: cop killing in beginning, Ko Chow and girlfriend relationship difficulties, jewel heist turned shootout in mall, Ko Chow befriending Tiger and gang, armed deal in graveyard, showdown in bowling alley, police tracking Ko Chow, police brutality in station, Final Jewel heist; shootout in street, shootout in warehouse, mexican standoff(s) finale
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