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- Cleverly scripted, brilliantly acted and masterfully edited, Mad Detective explores the very human capacity to lose one's moral centre in a crisis.
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Mad Detective is an excellent contemporary noir piece revolving around a mentally ill detective who has been forcibly retired from the police force. A young detective unofficially calls him out of retirement to make use of his "unique" insights into suspects' inner personalities.
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- Synopsis
- Picture 9/10
- Audio 9/10
- Extras 6/10
- Closing
Last year’s largest grossing film at the Hong Kong box office – the smash-hit Mad Detective – is one of the freshest and most satisfying films from that country in a decade. The traditional Hong Kong police film is turned on its head: the imaginative twist being our hero – Detective Bun (a role created for Lau Ching Wan) – who has the ability to ‘s...
The Masters of Cinema’s Blu-ray release of Mad Detectivepresents the film in the aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on this single-layer disc. The image is presented in 1080p and has been enhanced for widescreen televisions. The disc is also region free. MOC’s first Blu-ray title presents a transfer that’s nothing short of stunning, presenting a consistently s...
While the specifications indicate four audio tracks I could only find three on here, all in Cantonese: A Dolby Surround 2.0 track, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track, and a DTS-HD 5.1 track. Missing is the Dolby Digital 5.1 track listed on the back of the packaging. To my understanding director Johnnie To prefers the Dolby Surround track, and I’m assuming th...
There’s a few supplements found on this release, which are good, but disappointingly they have very little to do with the actual film. First up is a 33-minute Q&A with Johnnie To, which takes place at a screening of his film The Mission at the Cinémathèque Française on March 5th, 2008. There’s a quick intro for the director, who then introduces the...
I do feel I have to briefly comment on the film, which was a bizarre yet wonderful police thriller, not at all what I was expecting. The supplements are decent and I enjoyed looking through them. But the real selling point is the excellent audio and video transfer found on here, which is stunning. This disc is a must to get. (I also want to point o...
A ridiculous yet original and brilliant detective thriller that will have its chills stay in your mind for a long time, and maybe drive you insane, recommended.
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- Crime, Drama
- Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai
Fleeting confusion and bizarre literalization aside, Mad Detective is an effective mystery story, with an oddball hero -- like TV's Monk, but far crazier -- and some moments of visceral...
Feb 15, 2015 · REVIEW: Mad Detective is an intriguingly odd combination of police procedural and mystical thriller, in which the complexities and contradictions of an individual’s personality are expressed in physical form.
Jul 18, 2008 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai. Crime, Mystery, Thriller. Not Rated. 1h 29m. By Manohla Dargis. July 18, 2008. If the insanely inventive and entertaining “Mad Detective”...
Mad Detective: Directed by Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai. With Ching Wan Lau, Andy On, Ka-Tung Lam, Kelly Lin. A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer.
