City on Fire

Explosive action excursion from Hong Kong stars Chow Yun-Fat as Ko Chow, a cop who reluctantly accepts an undercover assignment to stop a band of jewel thieves. He befriends one of the gang's members (Danny Lee), but the operation takes a dark turn when Chow is gravely wounded during a heist. Ringo Lam directed this riveting story, said to be an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs." With Yueh Sun, Carrie Ng. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Cantonese; Subtitles: English. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Two-disc set.