Chan Wai Man is an illegal immigrant in Hong Kong with his wife and son. In order to make some money his wife starts working the streets. When she starts living with a wealthy client, she comes home to take her son from Chan Wai Man. He resists and fight breaks out their son is killed in the altercation. Chan Wai Man flips out and starts killing prostitutes who have the same name as his wife, who dumped him. Bruce Le and Carter Wong are cops assigned to the case.
"Chan Wai Man gets kicked in the nuts! Carter Wong gets totally ripped and stumbles around puking everwhere (no acting here folks!). Bolo gets kicked in the nuts! Bruce Le wears a Playboy shirt. Some guy gets punched in the nuts! Chan Wai falls from the top of an apartment building! Nut shots galore! People are falling from buildings all over the place!"
Okay, I had to get that out of my system. Those are pretty much the unbelievable highlights of the movie. Cold Blooded Murder isn't a straight up kung fu movie, but it certainly doesn't rely on acting and story either. The movie case actually had a "DRAMA" sticker on the spine. I thought it was nice to see Bruce Le in role where he wasn't fighting somebody over a name list or getting revenge for having his friend/teacher/parents/pet hamster murdered.
The main plot of the movie has cops Bruce Le and Carter Wong after serial killer Chan Wai Man, but there is also a side plot involving Bruce Le, Kong Do, and Bolo. The movie opens with Bruce Le hauling Kong Do off to jail. Later on in the movie Kong Do is released and gets his pal Bolo to help get even with Bruce. When Bruce and Carter Wong caught/killed Chan Wai Man I was expected it to be the end of the movie, but it wasn't. Bruce Le still had to wrap up the Bolo/Kong Do plot thread which adds nothing to the movie except to give Bruce Le some more chances to fight. Which reminds me, the fights aren't very exciting or inventive and Chan Wai Man kicks Carter Wong's and Bruce Le's asses. Carter and Bruce even have trouble fighting some common thugs.
I actually watched this movie twice and upon the second viewing I even managed to pay attention for the entire movie. I think that's as close to a recommendation as you're going to get out of me. I think I'll go watch it again...haha just kidding!
Reviewed by Keith
