This would be a good film, if it had been made in 1975. But 2001? It tries hard to overcome the budgetary restraints, and the no-joys of filming in Japan are well-documented. But the jump cuts, in-camera effects, and even Tony Leung and Kelly Chen can't make up for poor acting (especially the J-girl Charlie's Angels rip-offs) and production values that resemble an episode of Kojak. The jokes don't really work, and the twists keep coming, because there is little else to keep you interested. What were Hiroshi Abe and Ko Shibasaki doing in this? And for the Japan audience, the choice of locations is incredibly uninspired - Shinjuku, Shibuya, Rainbow Bridge, Yokohama Minato Mirai. Tepid fare.
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