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EXILED

By Rick Grant

      Set in Macau in 1998 just before the Chinese takeover, the story involves a tight-knit group of gangsters who grew up together. They now specialize in contract hits for a kingpin named Boss Fay. The group could be called Murder, Inc. The film was stylistically shot by Johnnie To on location in Macau, which is just the other side of the bay from Hong Kong.

      The film is deliberately slow-paced with To using Hong Kong-style filmmaking techniques to set the stage for a series of fierce, bloody gun battles. Forget Kung-Fu-these guys carry serious weapons and their bullets travel faster than fists of steel.

      Trouble starts between the hit gang and Boss Fay when he wants them to kill one of their own, who is married and has a child. The gang refuses to go through with the hit, thus causing a rift between them and Boss Fay.

      In Macau's underworld, the times are changing as the Chinese take over. Old scores will be settled and new gangs will emerge to run the local rackets. Boss Fay bears the scars of past gun battles with old bullet wounds. So, he will be a tough adversary when the big showdown happens. Meanwhile, the gang fakes the murder of their friend and a corrupt police detective witnesses the faux gun battle from outside. He will report back to Boss Fay that the gang did the hit. Of course, the momentum is building for the showdown gun battle. It's very Hong Kongian overkill but riveting!

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