Mad Detective (2008)

It may make no sense to throw logic out the window, but that’s exactly what makes Detective such an unhinged blast.

Every moment in Mad Detective seems engineered for maximum oddity; it almost becomes overwhelming...Yet the movie feels adventuresome, too, a new bridge to Asia’s soulful ghost canon. It’s a metaphysical mystery masquerading as a doodle.

Director Johnny To’s previous flicks are slicker affairs, but there’s still plenty here to please the fans.

To and Ka-fai's widescreen lensing is both elegant and sharp, its distorted angles and flaring white lights generating a sense of unease that complements Bun's instability and Chi-Wai's fractured self.

Interminable and pointless virtually from start to finish...

The prolific Johnny To and his occasional collaborator Wai Ka Fai here put a new twist on the standard police yarn.

Another very, very solid crime drama from Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai.