For hundreds of years there has been an elected chairman of the triad societies. He looks after the sacred baton, gives out favours and dispenses justice while keeping the peace among the families. It has been 5 years and it is time for an election and a new chairman. Lok and Big D are the main contenders. Lok is the businessman, Big D the young gun. It is up to the uncles to vote and Big D is spreading his bribes about, and his muscle.
Simon Yam, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Louis Koo, Suet Lam and Tian-Lin Wang; some of the best talent in Chinese cinema come together to cast this one and the product is a well rounded action thriller. Big D and Uncle Long Gun provide some good comedy to balance the violence of Big Head, Jet and the others. There's a really good soundtrack and it feels much more convincing than a lot of other Chinese gangster flics. Intricate, well made and not just another shoot-em-up.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434008/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
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