dumsumdumfai You really need to pay attention in this movie. Saw this when it first came out, but I was not paying attention first time around. At first the ending seems silly, almost over done. And this got to me - cause I was "expecting" something else, the ending, at the time, didn't make sense.But when you re-view the movie again, listen to the dialogues, especially in the cafe between the 2 cops, the topic was ... I think about listening. That clues you in. And then the ending would make sense - although maybe still a tad over dramatic - but perphaps to 'wake' the audience up.But I'd give it 10 for seeing the vision to the end, and sticking by it.

law82 Some people get it, some people don't. This movie is about the unexpected side of life. In this movie, from beginning to ending, everything are unexpected and every plans failed, there are humour and tragedy in these coincidence, it tells you life is fragile. The style of the gunfights are masterful, comparable to John Woo and Luc Besson. The plot is ambitious as it tries to capture the more realistic side of policing, I think it is quite successful from beginning to end. Moreover, it is not heavyhanded, it just tells you that bright things and bad things happen in life, hence it is not too pessimistic.Finally, I just want to say, don't treat it like a conventional cop movie, otherwise all the comedy and romantic courting would be pointless, it is in fact a movie about life.Great hidden gem.

ken-miller Expect The Unexpected is one of those Hong Kong films thatswitches from lightweight romantic scenes to hard-boiled details(like the dead baby in the washing machine), then back to moreupbeat scenes. This kind of thing just isn't done in Western picsand can be disconcerting to viewers used to one kind of story orthe other. The romantic interludes are accompanied by an amiable scorefrom Cacine Wong, which suits the atmosphere of those scenes. But where the film scores highly is with the series the gritty streetshoot-outs that are well-done and vicious. Parts of this film just ramble along, with conversational sequencesthat are just not needed, but Yam & Ching Wan are good, and theending really is unexpected. Uneven but watchable.

schwabe13 I was totally taken off guard by the end of this movie, and several of the twists in the middle. At the same time, it all made perfect sense, it wasn't absurdist or anything. On the contrary, it was a very gritty. The action was of the kind of action that made you glad you really never get in gun fights. The romance was kind of silly, but I like Hong Kong romance humor. This wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but if you're in the mood for some crime, this is a pretty good bet.