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  • Mad Detective
  • Opened July 18, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 29 min.
  • NR
  • A missing police pistol is connected to a series of recent heists and murders. Its owner Wong vanished earlier while pursuing a suspect in the mountains. His partner Chi-Wai miraculously returned unharmed. Hotshot Regional Crime Unit inspector Ho is Read More
  • Cast: Lau Ching-Wan, Andy On, Lam Ka-tung, Kelly Lin, Lee Kwok Lun
  • Director: Johnny To
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Art House/Foreign, Drama

Mad Detective Critic Reviews

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  • 80
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    If the insanely inventive and entertaining Mad Detective weren't so weird --...

  • 75
    The Onion A.V. Club | Noel Murray

    Fleeting confusion and bizarre literalization aside, though, Mad Detective is...

  • 75
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    Doesn't always make sense, and you cannot always tell what is real and what is...

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    Mad Detective is equal parts gonzo inspiration and overwrought indecision. It...

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