646f9e108c Thugs sneak into Hong Kong to rob a jewellery store, killing a cop during their getaway. They plan another heist while hiding from the police hunting them down to avenge their slain comrade. Released in 1984, &quot;Long Arm of the Law&quot; has a layer of historical context that may be unfamiliar for nowadays audience outside China.<br/><br/>The movie is exactly set in time: around Christmas of 1983 and New Year eve of 1984.<br/><br/>In the very beginning the police file of Big Tung (or Brother Tung, called so by his buddies and partners from HK underworld) is displayed.<br/><br/>Aged 32 at the time, Tung was one of the Red Guard leaders in Canton back in the Cultural Revolution, moved to Hong Kong in 1979, since then was suspected of several crimes. Obviously, other gang members were in the ranks of Red Guards too. As I think, they inherited their merciless and cruel attitude to others from there.<br/><br/>On the opposing side, there is superintendent Lee, looking between 40 and 50. In the sixties he surely was on service and stood against leftists who terrorized Hong Kong in 1967. For him, the &quot;O Gang&quot; came from that time. In the eyes of this police official, chasing the gang was not investigation but warfare, and finally it turned so. Long Arm Of The Law is a film I highly recommended to anyone who likes gangsters films. Thought the concept is simple the storytelling is very well told and kept me fat and happy. The tone is very dark although at times there is some goofy $#!+ like this guy forcing a woman to blow him at gun point or when the gangsters shot this cop and he fell onto the ice ring and blood splattered. I don&#39;t know. I found it funny. Though it is mainly a crime thriller, it does have some very bloody violent action. The final 20 or so minutes of the film is f#@$ing awesome. Hard to acquire, but if you can it is well worth it.
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