2016·Action·1h 28m
7.0
★
Realising that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate treatment in order to buy time for his underlings to rescue him. The detective in charge sees through his scheme but decides to play along so as to capture his whole gang once and for all.
Directed by Johnnie To
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Cast
Vicky Zhao Wei
Dr. Tong Qian
Louis Koo
Chief inspector Ken
Wallace Chung Hon-Leung
Shun
Lo Hoi-Pang
Chung
Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai
Dr. Fok
Lam Suet
Fatty
Mimi Kung Chi-Yan
A&E Department Nurse
Timmy Hung Tin-Ming
Chak
Michael Tse Tin-Wah
Gangster
Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
Gangster
Vincent Sze Cho-Lam
Gangster
Jonathan Wong Chi-Hin
Hung
Crew
Johnnie To
Director
Lau Ho-Leung
Screenplay
Yau Nai-Hoi
Screenplay
Xavier Jamaux
Original Music Composer
David M. Richardson
Editor
Cheng Siu-Keung
Director of Photography
Peter Lam Kin-Ngok
Executive Producer
Gong Yu
Executive Producer
Johnnie To
Producer
Yau Nai-Hoi
Producer
Tu Duu-chih
Sound Designer
Wu Shu-yao
Sound Designer
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
Parth
9.6★ · 09/17/25
Fun drinking game: Take a shot for every time Lam Suet is credited as Fat/Fatty/Fatso/Big etc in a Johnnie To joint I guarantee you’ll need your stomach pumped by the end of it
Fun drinking game: Take a shot for every time Lam Suet is credited as Fat/Fatty/Fatso/Big etc in a Johnnie To joint I guarantee you’ll need your stomach pumped by the end of it
Jonathan Snee
Least favourite To so far but you still get Louis Koo and Lam Suet doing their thing so it goes in the win column regardless.
Least favourite To so far but you still get Louis Koo and Lam Suet doing their thing so it goes in the win column regardless.
Kapihana Pai
8.0★ · 04/11/17
Really well directed and beautifully colored. Johnnie invented slo mo scenes with this filme.
Really well directed and beautifully colored. Johnnie invented slo mo scenes with this filme.
LeonDeon
6.0★ · 12/14/16
Three is a frustrating movie.
There is an interesting concept here, just lackluster storytelling. Some what could be interesting characters buried in an almost boring script. What could be awesome action set pieces that can be almost too 'poetic'.
Honestly this isnt a bad movie, not by any stretch of the imagination, its just muddled and slow. I enjoy slow burns, but this one almost seems to have lost itself in the time it was setting up to the last 20 minutes of the film.
The last 20 minutes however are nice and what was needed to make the movie stand out more and have some individuality. Its not a horrible way to kill 90 minutes though.
To summarize; nice action in the third act, some cool characters that aren't too fleshed out, and what could've been a nice short film.
6/10
There is an interesting concept here, just lackluster storytelling. Some what could be interesting characters buried in an almost boring script. What could be awesome action set pieces that can be almost too 'poetic'.
Honestly this isnt a bad movie, not by any stretch of the imagination, its just muddled and slow. I enjoy slow burns, but this one almost seems to have lost itself in the time it was setting up to the last 20 minutes of the film.
The last 20 minutes however are nice and what was needed to make the movie stand out more and have some individuality. Its not a horrible way to kill 90 minutes though.
To summarize; nice action in the third act, some cool characters that aren't too fleshed out, and what could've been a nice short film.
6/10
Three is a frustrating movie.
There is an interesting concept here, just lackluster storytelling. Some what could be interesting characters buried in an almost boring script. What could be awesome action set pieces that can be almost too 'poetic'.
Honestly this isnt a bad movie, not by any stretch of the imagination, its just muddled and slow. I enjoy slow burns, but this one almost seems to have lost itself in the time it was setting up to the last 20 minutes of the film.
The last 20 minutes however are nice and what was needed to make the movie stand out more and have some individuality. Its not a horrible way to kill 90 minutes though.
To summarize; nice action in the third act, some cool characters that aren't too fleshed out, and what could've been a nice short film.
6/10
There is an interesting concept here, just lackluster storytelling. Some what could be interesting characters buried in an almost boring script. What could be awesome action set pieces that can be almost too 'poetic'.
Honestly this isnt a bad movie, not by any stretch of the imagination, its just muddled and slow. I enjoy slow burns, but this one almost seems to have lost itself in the time it was setting up to the last 20 minutes of the film.
The last 20 minutes however are nice and what was needed to make the movie stand out more and have some individuality. Its not a horrible way to kill 90 minutes though.
To summarize; nice action in the third act, some cool characters that aren't too fleshed out, and what could've been a nice short film.
6/10
mikeyj2
7.0★ · 07/02/16
Guys, that shootout tho... I literally had tears streaming down my face 😭😭😭
Guys, that shootout tho... I literally had tears streaming down my face 😭😭😭