Review of Mad Detective (2007) by Pat T — 21 Mar 2008
Another very, very solid crime drama from Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. One of my favorite asian director.
The titular mad detective is Bun (Lau Ching-wan), who has some very unconventional means of solving some very big crimes. His quirks are enough to earn the respect of rookie inspector Ho (Andy On), but when Bun cuts off his own ear as a gift for a retiring boss, the oddball is forced into early retirement. Flash-forward five years, where Ho is now the top gun in the homicide department, and gets in touch with Bun to help him solve a case involving a missing cop and his gun, which has been used in a string of armed robberies. Bun is nuttier than ever, professing to see both an invisible wife and the "inner personalities" of anyone he encounters. Also, he looks like an Asian version of Kenny Hotz. But is Bun crazy, or crazy like a fox?
I think this can only been seen of IFC but will have a limited run in bigger markets and have a DVD release later this year.
Its worth the 90 minutes.
Vince.
Vmedia UCB.
This review of Mad Detective (2007) was written by Pat T on 21 Mar 2008.
Mad Detective has generally received positive reviews.
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