i love it when spy movies do what it suppose to do - when it treads on secrecy and subtleties, not explosives and all those silly things that is the antithesis of being a spy. though in this case, despite wong chia chi's ability to seduce stiff, emotionless high ranking official mr. yee, nicely played by tony leung chiu wai, she miserably falls in love with him as much as she struggled against her own unhappiness of being abandoned by her father.
the film is beautifully shot, of how war is an irritant for the rich but the ugly realities for the poor. you will hate the game of power that countries play, a burden that women like wong chia chi had to bear. for all the men that plan and plot, it is the woman who carry the covert mission, gambling her sanity and dignity.
you will ask, all for what exactly?
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