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PTU - Police Tactical Unit Reviews

2003

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Johnny To (FULLTIME KILLER) directs this Hong Kong action film noir that takes place one dangerous night on the streets where the police tactical unit (PTU) are assigned to patrol. With shadowy alleyways, dingy restaurants, and seedy video game arcades setting the scene for the constantly violent action, PTU is a street war .. Read more

Starring	Lam Suet, Simon Yam, Ruby Wong, Raymond Wong
Director	Johnny To
Genres	Thriller, World Cinema

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  boring
  
  very boring movie, nothing special or outstanding
  
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  - 29 Dec 2007 at 20:08
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  pee tee you
  
  Great on stylistic meaningfulness it is slick and makes you think and wonder. Makes you think that maybe To was married to some Asian equivalent of Madonna (the... read more »
  
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- - juradino
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  - 12 Oct 2011 at 23:57
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  Very slow and tedious
  
  88 minutes to get not very far at all. A poor example of recent Asian cinema.
  
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  - Barnet
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 01:42
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  Atmosphere a plenty
  
  An atmospheric piece of supposedly film noir. Beautifully shot, wide angled night time city scapes lend this film an other worldliness that I found quite ... read more »
  
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  - Bruton
  - 08 Feb 2010 at 08:41
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  Very bad version of '24'.
  
  I agree with the previous reviewer. It's a very boring film and a waste of time and effort.
  
  It's not thrilling, not very well acted and the ... read more »
  
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  - 31 May 2009 at 17:51
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  Slooowwwwwww movie
  
  Amusing ending, and fairly well done in places, but seriously tedious for the majority.
  
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  - 12 May 2009 at 23:18
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  Average
  
  I found it a bit slow, it was interesting and did have the film noir feel in as much as it was stylized. I am not sure I would call it an action movie as such ... read more »
  
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- - Dalsyn
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  - Brighton
  - 15 Apr 2009 at 11:35
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  Mr To's specialist subject
  
  Over the last 10 years Johny To has been the master of suspenseful Hong Kong crime movies, churning out well acted, fantastically shot films that are expertly ... read more »
  
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  - Clacton On Sea
  - 06 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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  ok
  
  This film was ok a bit slow and not enought action for me, lets say i seen a lot better films.
  
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- - greyfox
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  - Whitstable
  - 20 Oct 2008 at 16:15
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  Brutal film noir? I think not.
  
  I was expecting an exciting 'brutal' film noir, sadly there was little action and little suspense as you didn't really cared what happened to the ... read more »
  
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- - ernie1779
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  - 08 Sep 2008 at 09:51
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  Brilliant!
  
  A brilliant movie.
  
  The direction and cinematography is superb, and the way in which it takes you through the dark side of Hong Kong is fantastic.read more »
  
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  - 28 Feb 2008 at 22:43
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  boring
  
  very boring movie, nothing special or outstanding
  
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  - 29 Dec 2007 at 20:08
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  Class Film
  
  These sort of films make you forget the trash hollywood dishes out every other week. Set in the urban noir that is HK it is a great film well acted by the leads... read more »
  
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  - Swindon
  - 01 Jul 2007 at 21:45
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  Brilliant!
  
  A brilliant movie.
  
  The direction and cinematography is superb, and the way in which it takes you through the dark side of Hong Kong is fantastic.read more »
  
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  - 28 Feb 2008 at 22:43
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  ok
  
  This film was ok a bit slow and not enought action for me, lets say i seen a lot better films.
  
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- - greyfox
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  - Whitstable
  - 20 Oct 2008 at 16:15
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  Mr To's specialist subject
  
  Over the last 10 years Johny To has been the master of suspenseful Hong Kong crime movies, churning out well acted, fantastically shot films that are expertly ... read more »
  
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  - Clacton On Sea
  - 06 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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  Atmosphere a plenty
  
  An atmospheric piece of supposedly film noir. Beautifully shot, wide angled night time city scapes lend this film an other worldliness that I found quite ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - jesuskenevil
  - 212 reviews
  - Bruton
  - 08 Feb 2010 at 08:41
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  Brutal film noir? I think not.
  
  I was expecting an exciting 'brutal' film noir, sadly there was little action and little suspense as you didn't really cared what happened to the ... read more »
  
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- - ernie1779
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  - Nottingham
  - 08 Sep 2008 at 09:51
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  Average
  
  I found it a bit slow, it was interesting and did have the film noir feel in as much as it was stylized. I am not sure I would call it an action movie as such ... read more »
  
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- - Dalsyn
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  - Brighton
  - 15 Apr 2009 at 11:35
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  Slooowwwwwww movie
  
  Amusing ending, and fairly well done in places, but seriously tedious for the majority.
  
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- 756637
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  - London
  - 12 May 2009 at 23:18
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  Very slow and tedious
  
  88 minutes to get not very far at all. A poor example of recent Asian cinema.
  
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  - Barnet
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 01:42

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  Johnny To (FULLTIME KILLER) directs this Hong Kong action film noir that takes place one dangerous night on the streets where the police tactical unit (PTU) are assigned to patrol. With shadowy alleyways, dingy restaurants, and seedy video game arcades setting the scene for the constantly violent ...