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Cast: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan Siu-Chun, Gigi Lai Chi, Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung, Lui Chun, Halina Tam Siu-Wan, Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Spencer Lam Seung-Yi, Michael Tse Tin-Wah, Jason Chu Wing-Tong, Moses Chan Ho, Blacky Ko Sau-Leung

Cameo Appearance: Lee Lik-Chi

Producer: Manfred Wong (Man Jun), Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Screenwriter: Manfred Wong (Man Jun), Sheila Hui Sa-Long

Type: C2B

Box office: 20 million HK dollars

While I enjoyed the boisterousness of Y&D 1, I thought the "tough triad punks flexing their muscles" theme was fairly typical. Y&D 2 showed these same punks discovering that their world is far more complicated than they imagined. The importance of loyalty and choosing the right side are truly matters of life and death. The focus shifts from Ekin to Jordan Chan, was the biggest disappointment in the whole movie. It was not necessary to spent a quarter of the movie talking about what Chicken did in Taiwan. It has nothing to do with the plot and was really boring. Anthony Wong chews the scenery, but in an amusing way. Chingmy Yau is adequate as the power-hungry triad mistress. Ekin repeats his intense but excellent performance as the good bad boy. Y & D 2 has loads of attitude: it flaunts a black, savage mockery of Taiwanese politics -- ambitious Taipei gangsters fill the Taiwan Legislature (I guess HK triads are relatively less corrupt, since they haven't infiltrated HK politics, just the film industry). Extrapolate to other territories as far as you dare. With the commercial success of Young and Dangerous 1, Manfred Wong and Andrew Lau apparently felt free to experiment; and they've come up with an entirely original, smart and entertaining movie.