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2003·Action·1h 34m
7.1
A monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people's lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change the force of Karma and her destiny.
Directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai

Cast

Andy Lau
Andy Lau
Biggie
Cecilia Cheung
Cecilia Cheung
Lee Fung-yee
Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai
Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai
Captain Chung
Karen Tong Bo-Yue
Karen Tong Bo-Yue
Woman Whose Left Arm Shot Off
Chun Wong
Chun Wong
Lee's Superior Officer
Jimmy Wong
Jimmy Wong
Lee's Colleague
Hon Kwok-Choi
Hon Kwok-Choi
Slippery Thief
Yuen Bun
Yuen Bun
Chef
Yu Wenzhong
Yu Wenzhong
Master Wu
He Shengwei
He Shengwei
Sun Guo
Wong Chi-Wai
Wong Chi-Wai
The Hammer
So Wai-Nam
So Wai-Nam
CID

Crew

Johnnie To
Johnnie To
Director
Wai Ka-Fai
Wai Ka-Fai
Director
Wai Ka-Fai
Wai Ka-Fai
Writer
Yau Nai-Hoi
Yau Nai-Hoi
Writer
Au Kin-Yee
Au Kin-Yee
Writer
Law Wing-Cheong
Law Wing-Cheong
Editor
Cheng Siu-Keung
Cheng Siu-Keung
Director of Photography
Johnnie To
Johnnie To
Producer
Wai Ka-Fai
Wai Ka-Fai
Producer
Charles Heung
Charles Heung
Producer
Chiu Chi-Shing
Chiu Chi-Shing
Unit Manager
Yuen Bun
Yuen Bun
Stunt Coordinator

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alex glifford
alex glifford
Running on Karma
Oh guys this is something magical 
There are really infinite things you can do with anything
Oh guys this is something magical 
There are really infinite things you can do with anything
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Jonathan Snee
Jonathan Snee
Running on Karma
Karmic Mike.
Karmic Mike.
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Ronson McButtons
Ronson McButtonsPRO
Running on Karma
Oh Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai what a beautiful beautiful picture you’ve both made. A stunning meditation on atonement and forgiveness, it blends tones together seamlessly like this is downright hilarious and pretty goofy at times and it’s basically a superhero film but there are just some gorgeous spiritual meditative moments it’s truly great stuff. Also Andy Lau is wearing a big fucking muscle suit for most of the film it’s fucking great and hilarious I love it!! Adored the dynamic with our two leads, never going the romantic route it’s such a refreshing change of pace to just have them be good friends who get to know each other over the course of the film. It’s such an interesting premise as well like Andy Lau can literally see what horrors people committed in their past lives and it’s so spiritual and beautiful and can get very sad like the last 15 mins. It’s a really insane film lol like Andy Lau does backflips and crashes a motorcycle I’m amazed how they managed to make this feel so cohesive and never having the switching tones feel jarring! What a delightful picture, Andy Lau wearing that big ass muscle suit will be an image that will stick with anyone who sees it! Brilliant stuff!!
Oh Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai what a beautiful beautiful picture you’ve both made. A stunning meditation on atonement and forgiveness, it blends tones together seamlessly like this is downright hilarious and pretty goofy at times and it’s basically a superhero film but there are just some gorgeous spiritual meditative moments it’s truly great stuff. Also Andy Lau is wearing a big fucking muscle suit for most of the film it’s fucking great and hilarious I love it!! Adored the dynamic with our two leads, never going the romantic route it’s such a refreshing change of pace to just have them be good friends who get to know each other over the course of the film. It’s such an interesting premise as well like Andy Lau can literally see what horrors people committed in their past lives and it’s so spiritual and beautiful and can get very sad like the last 15 mins. It’s a really insane film lol like Andy Lau does backflips and crashes a motorcycle I’m amazed how they managed to make this feel so cohesive and never having the switching tones feel jarring! What a delightful picture, Andy Lau wearing that big ass muscle suit will be an image that will stick with anyone who sees it! Brilliant stuff!!
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cyirux
cyirux
Running on Karma
有啲位好撚勁,或者trigger到我好想講到既野,會流馬尿。但有啲位又好撚cult,我呢個比較傳統既人唔係好接受到。然後又有啲位好粗糙,好low,好二流。

完全唔知點評..........

因果is a good stuff,但好容易曲解或者亂屈,nice try。
有啲位好撚勁,或者trigger到我好想講到既野,會流馬尿。但有啲位又好撚cult,我呢個比較傳統既人唔係好接受到。然後又有啲位好粗糙,好low,好二流。

完全唔知點評..........

因果is a good stuff,但好容易曲解或者亂屈,nice try。
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alex glifford
alex glifford
Running on Karma
I feel like I made this up in my head and then watched it 
Not like in a ‘it totally fit exactly what I think is the perfect film’ way but like what the hell 
This just feels like such an important watch in my life
This feels like it really defines something
Never before has so much just like happened 

I feel like I’ve really learnt something here
This absolutely whole-heartedly made me feel 
Like full on undiluted sadness 
And then also the sticky slimy guy fights the big guy and also there’s more slightly sped up shots of the big guys full moon than on screen deaths 
Then you have the obsessed police captain and some real philosophical exploration 
Comedy gold
Actual brutal and hard to watch murder because I just ended up so so invested 
Crazy choreography what the heck 

I’m on my knees dude I’m on my knees and I’m worshipping I think 
More is possible than I ever thought 

There’s so much in whoever allowed this to become real
All of them 
There’s so much life in all of them 
What the hell

One day, I’ll watch this again
One day, I’ll be braver than I am now
One day, this will get what it deserves
I feel like I made this up in my head and then watched it 
Not like in a ‘it totally fit exactly what I think is the perfect film’ way but like what the hell 
This just feels like such an important watch in my life
This feels like it really defines something
Never before has so much just like happened 

I feel like I’ve really learnt something here
This absolutely whole-heartedly made me feel 
Like full on undiluted sadness 
And then also the sticky slimy guy fights the big guy and also there’s more slightly sped up shots of the big guys full moon than on screen deaths 
Then you have the obsessed police captain and some real philosophical exploration 
Comedy gold
Actual brutal and hard to watch murder because I just ended up so so invested 
Crazy choreography what the heck 

I’m on my knees dude I’m on my knees and I’m worshipping I think 
More is possible than I ever thought 

There’s so much in whoever allowed this to become real
All of them 
There’s so much life in all of them 
What the hell

One day, I’ll watch this again
One day, I’ll be braver than I am now
One day, this will get what it deserves
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