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i just came across a review of PTU at New York Times in 2003 . PTU also won a award at seattle international film festival in 2003, too bad I wasn't aware of the film back then or I would go. NYTimes Review There is still a lot of incredibly entertaining mileage in the vibrant and, yes, inevitable displays of tempers and brooding arrogance that set these movies off and the physical wit used to depict them. Hong Kong crime pictures supply as steady a stream of forceful, charismatic thugs as Warner Brothers did in the 1930's. In this year of the 20th anniversary of "Scarface," directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone, it is intriguing to observe that this picture's influence extends beyond hip-hop. "PTU" (the abbreviation stands for Police Tactical Unit) massages all of the genre's conventions with a resigned and admirable dexterity. Mr. To is a master of the game, and his command supplies pleasure, even when there are no surprises. The movie, showing tomorrow at the New York Film Festival, stars Simon Yam as Mike Ho, the no-nonsense captain of the paramilitary PTU. The film is invitingly, and appropriately, short, which only proves that if you're going to be shallow, it pays also to be succinct. The action is kicked off when the cellphone of a hapless customer at a restaurant sends a gang into a paroxysm of violence, provoked by the needlessly macho, ponytailed gang leader. This scene features the standard comic relief of the frantic restaurant owner desperately doing his best to keep things cool. The volatility leads to a police chase, and the streets are lighted with a garish, punky flamboyance by the cinematographer Cheng Siu Keung, Mr. To's longtime collaborator and an integral contributor to Mr. To's continuing vitality. (The pair's collaboration on Mr. To's contentious though slightly ponderous "Fulltime Killer" has a different palette and lighting scheme and shows how these two accentuate each other's strengths.) Mr. Cheng's virtuosity compels him to tone down the lighting emphasis as Mr. To intensifies the drama. Eventually, this opening skirmish takes us to one of the "PTU" plotlines, which follows the plight of the sweaty and incompetent Sergeant Lo (Lam Suet) as he tries to track down the handgun he lost while chasing the gang's leader and his crew. Lo is as proudly clueless as his prey. His sloppiness causes several deaths and a huge blot on his future with the force. At one point he is reduced to buying a toy pistol and spray-painting the stock to make it resemble his missing piece. (He gets into an argument with a store clerk about the limited selection of toy guns.) Captain Ho and his team sweep in to clean up the mess made by the gang leader and Lo, which involves questioning suspects in a way that leaves an even bloodier mess. Mr. To's reflexes and his professionalism, which extends to his trust in his repertory company, ensure that "PTU" is as tough, single-minded and finally efficient as the special squad from which the picture takes its name. Sometimes, predictable intensity is just what's called for. | 
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，在那部戏里面我更多的只是觉得maggie超有型
，可不可以说说你看到的underlying meanings？
And I thought we men usually are the ones that will not let emotions rule our head !!!