Time and Tide (2000)

Movie: Time and Tide 順流逆流 (2000)
World Region: Hong Kong
Starring: Nicholas Tse and Wu Bai
Rating: 4.5/10

Plot: I can't really figure it out. Something about a one night stand, bodyguards, lots of money, guys from South America, and babies (being born in the middle of a gun battle!). The best part is Nicholas Tse's existential voiceovers. The first twenty minutes of his witty, perceptive voiceovers were the best part of the movie. The filmography is creative and flavorful. Should you watch it? I don't know...if you like genre mishmash and absurdity then go for it. I've definitely seen better movies.

New Police Story (2004)

Movie: New Police Story 新警察故事 (2004)
World Region: Hong Kong
Starring: Jackie Chan and Nicholas Tse
Rating: 6/10

Plot: Inspector Chan Kwok Wing (Jackie Chan) is weighed down with regret for a mission that he botched at the beginning of the movie. He is suspended for a year and becomes an alcoholic. Frank Cheng (Nicholas Tse), who identifies himself as an inspector, comes along and pulls Cheng back onto his feet. Frank doesn't want to see Cheng waste away under the pain of regret. Nicholas Tse does some great "under"-acting to make Frank the best character in this movie--watch him in the backgrounds 'cause he's always right on. He's smart, rakish-cute, a bit cocky, and pretty damn good when it comes to action scenes.

It's not hard-hitting MA like I was hoping, but the acting and stunts were good. Some scenes were suspenseful and there was a surprising little twist of sunshine about life at the end. You may have to watch it twice because the last few minutes are so illuminating. New Police Story, though nothing special, is a pretty good movie.

Gen-X Cops

Movie: Gen-X Cops (1999)
World Region: Hong Kong
Starring: Nicholas Tse and others
Rating: 5.5/10

Plot: Um....I watched it last night...I should be able to remember....Anyway, there are three guys who are about to get kicked out of the police force for insubordination and for being waay too smart in the wrong way at the academy. They are picked up by a down and out inspector to crack a high-profile case by infiltrating a gang. Sometimes it's hard to tell whether they're police or losers, but that's exactly what they've got going for them. It feels like that movie The Perfect Score (2004) that everybody watched and forgot mixed with something like a weak Kill Zone.

This is a fun film with a bunch of newer guys in Hong Kong entertainment. The best part is the way the team of three undercover cop guys play off of each other. Nicholas Tse does some good acting in this one. Sam Lee as Alien is special in his own way and kinda adorable. Nakamura Toru as Akatora says little but carries himself very well. Sure, there's better out there, but the gags in this one are cute to funny and they are what carries the show.