A cop is blinded during a mission and forced into early retirement due to retinal damage. But after witnessing a bank robbery along with a female inspector – who believes he has acute senses – they team up in hope to solve the case. Edit Translation
- English
- 中文(台灣)
- Português (Brasil)
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- Native Title: 盲探
- Also Known As: Mang Tam , Mang Tan , Senso de Justiça
- Director: Johnnie To
- Screenwriter: Ryker Chan
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Comedy, Crime
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Cast & Credits
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![Andy Lau in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie]( "Andy Lau in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie")
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![Sammi Cheng in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie]( "Sammi Cheng in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie")
Sammi ChengHoMain Role -
![Gao Yuan Yuan in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie]( "Gao Yuan Yuan in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie")
Gao Yuan YuanDing DingMain Role -
![Lo Hoi Pang in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie]( "Lo Hoi Pang in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie")
Lo Hoi PangPangSupport Role -
![Bonnie Sin in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie]( "Bonnie Sin in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie")
Bonnie SinMay Wong [Missing Woman]Support Role -
![Guo Tao in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie]( "Guo Tao in Blind Detective Hong Kong Movie")
Guo TaoSzeto Fat BoSupport Role
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Reviews
Quirky action comedy that Doesn't take itself too seriously
Sometimes you just want something that you're sure you won't get invested in and that's the way I went into this movie. The joke was on me as I went from not interested tointrigued to "eh, why not"? It's called serendipity when you find yourself unexpectedly and thoroughly entertained and that's what happened as I found this to be a quirky, fun, well acted action comedy that never takes itself too seriously.
The cast did a very good job
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Such a good idea
but so many clichés and prejudice. And the slapstick was sometimes a bit too much for me. It is supposed to be a comedy however so...In short: A blind detective gets help from a young cop (he's the brains, she's the muscle). He works on cold cases, she tries to solve the disappearance of a childhood friend. Sounds good so far right? Because the foundation for this plot actually is not bad.
The actors are great too and their chemistry is there (not special but believable).
Solid watch for entertainment with a note of detective story so far.
BUT, and those are things that are big issues in my eyes:
- self harm presented as something done to get attention
- being gay presented as a "normal phase for a teenager" (the issue here is the "phase" thing, like if it was a choice)
- crossdressing presented as something people who rape and have a mental disease do (look at silence of the lamb, same issue)
- Jealousy being portrayed as a female trait and a mental illness that can be passed down via the female line of a family... ouff.
And, quite frankly, replaying the crimes (in real) to solve them might've been part of the comedic part, to make fun of all the Sherlocks and their ridiculous brain power, but seeing Ho Ka Tung (Sammi Cheng as the female cop) being beaten off again and again was uncomfortable.
So, to round this up, I don't know if I can recommend this. I certainly hope that they take up the plot idea again in the future and leave out the unnecessary jokes and prejudice.
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