Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Memorergi good film but with many flaws

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Matti-Man CITY ON FIRE is not in the mold of A BETTER TOMORROW or FULL CONTACT. It's a drama about the emotional pressures an undercover police officer faces when he is ordered, against his better judgement, to infiltrate a gang of violent, gun-toting jewel robbers.That Ko Chow (Chow Yun Fat) is having problems with his fiancée makes the situation all the more difficult for him. He's unable to explain why it is he can never keep a date with Hung (Carrie Ng) as only secrecy is keeping him alive. Even his fellow officers don't know he is really an undercover cop and pursue him relentlessly as they (rightly) suspect him of supplying arms to the robbers.The negative points are that the drama between Ko Chow and Hung is never convincingly explored. Even if Ko Chow couldn't tell Hung that he was having meetings with the leader of the jewel thieves, he could at least tell her something. No wonder she leaves him for a sixty- year-old millionaire.Also, Ko Chow's deep bond of friendship with Fu (Danny Lee) is a bit easily formed. It just doesn't convince that one conversation between them about their childhoods would make them so close that one would die for the other.In this respect, the script construction of CITY ON FIRE is a little weak.However, credit should be given to director/writer Ringo Lam for bringing the theme of misplaced loyalty to the undercover cop genre.And though RESERVOIR DOGS is criticised here for stealing the core plot elements of CITY ON FIRE, it has to be said that the structure of Taratino's film is far superior to Lam's. But it would be nice to think Quentin had paid Ringo something for using his ideas.

smiths-4 I viewed this on late night TV and it immediately grabbed me. It was due to its interesting music, shoot outs, superior cinematography and a brilliant performance by Chow-Yun Fat as the undercover agent sent to join a gang headed by the excellent Danny Lee. Only the ending bears comparison to Reservoir Dogs with the rest of the film building up to this moment. In it's own right this is as good as Tarantino's effort and should be seen by as many people.

Dave Kaminskas A young cop goes undercover to infiltrate a group of jewelry thieves. Quentin Tarantino definately saw this one. He basically took the story and molded it into his own flick... Reservoir Dogs. If you were a fan of Reservoir Dogs than you will probably like this film. Although it is the same story, the movies are completely different. Instead of spending the entire movie in the warehouse, this film goes and shows more of the undercover cop's life and his relationship with his girlfriend. There are also many other things going on. Well made, well directed, and a great story. This one doesn't have the hip dialogue the Tarantino film has got, but it is still a blast to watch. *** out of ****

suppa4u Whoever doesnt like this movie should not watch it, or better yet, if you do watch it and don't like it, stay away from IMDB. Your comments are not needed. Not to mention the fact that you don't know what your talking about becaus ethis movie was great. Not only was it the basis for a great american film (reservoir dogs, Tarantino), but it's an example of how greatly americans have been influenced by great hong kong directors.