Folks looking for a sleazy 90s Hong Kong Category III movie starring Anthony Wong (best known as the despicable Bunman from THE UNTOLD STORY which came out just 5 months before this and also was directed by Herman Yau) this one is probably gonna be a little bit of a letdown as it's fairly tame in the gruesomeness department(which would explain why it was actually rated Category II when originally released). The plot is basically a weird inverted Asian version of TAXI DRIVER where instead of our anti-hero being a cabbie, it's someone(Wong) who lives in a world where every cab-driver they meet is a complete prick which culminates in one of them even inadvertently killing his pregnant wife. This then sets Wong off on a revenge-seeking vigilante killing spree. Some of these do get a bit bloody but nothing particularly over the top as you would often get in these types of films. There's also a smidge of kung-fu thanks to Wong's brother-in-law cop. Overall still a good time that will probably not depress you as much as a lot of Wong's more horrible roles do.
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