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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.
- (8.2K)
- Action, Crime, Mystery
- Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai
- 2007-11-29
Chan Kwai-Bun (Sean Lau) is a brilliant detective with a supernatural gift: seeing a person's "inner personalities" or hidden ghosts. However, he is forced into retirement after severing his ear and presenting it to his retiring boss.
Mad Detective. NEW. Chan Kwai Bun (Lau Ching Wan) has the power to see people's "inner personalities," making him a very capable, if unorthodox and unstable, police detective. He is invited...
- (21)
- Crime, Drama
- Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai
- Synopsis
- Picture 9/10
- Audio 9/10
- Extras 6/10
- Closing
- GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec
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 review of the Hong Kong police thriller Mad Detective, starring Lau Ching Wan as a former criminal profiler with a unique ability. The review covers the film's plot, themes, and the Criterion Forum's Blu-ray release, which includes audio and video quality, and some extras.
In "Mad Detective," ex-inspector Bun, plagued by visions due to his schizophrenia, reenters the fray to assist a rookie detective. Together, they delve into a twisted murder mystery that intertwines multiple personalities and a vanished officer, blurring reality and madness.
- Johnnie To
- Not Rated
- Lau Ching-Wan, Andy On, Lam Ka-Tung
Bun, a schizophrenic, former police inspector comes out of retirement to help a rookie detective solve a complex murder case involving a missing colleague and a suspected policeman suffering from a multiple personality disorder.
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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 violence...
