yz402
Moon to was showed on 2007, it was direct by the famous Hong Kong director Tung Shing Yee. This film combines with criminal, discourse and thriller. The story told about an undercover police—Nick took part in an organization which was make heroin. Nick has followed with Banker for about 8 years, he wanted to dig the most deeply secrets of this organization out and damaged the biggest heroin marketing. In his pretending life, he was fall in love with his neighbor—Fen, who was addicted to drugs, it makes Nick confusing and angry, he began hated the producer of drugs, it caused Nick wanted to arrest even quicker, but on the other hand, Nick was very contradict, because he has along with Banker for 8 years, he did not understand who he is, a police or a bad guy. In this film, Andy Lau was act Banker, in front of his wife, daughter, he was very gentle and very care about his daughter. Besides, he had a dark side, no compassion. In order to make the biggest benefits, he did not care other people. Nick's neighbor –Fen, drugs for long time, at the beginning when Nick met Fen until Fen die on the sofa, her expression was same, it seems to emphasize that the drugs user life has no vitality, she tried to give up drugs, but at the end, her death make the audiences sick. Fen's husband also was a drug user; he always tempted Fen to drug with him and sold his daughter to make money to buy drugs. Director expressed the relationships between buyer and user, drug is very experience, buyers make advantage to get more money, drug users in order to have drugs exposed the cruelty of human nature. Through this film, audience has deeply realized the details about drugs. Moon to is a heavy film, it makes people thought-provoking. Expect actors, director make the atmosphere changed somber, the red gorgeous sofa, the hand, and a lot of mouse, these images make people shaken. It was tell people that drugs is harmful to people, it not only bad for health, but also can change a family and it is enough to destroy a life.
kosmasp
On the internet you always learn new things ... even about the English language. Drugs in general or the use of them can be a catch 22 situation. It can, but it doesn't have to be. It all depends on oneself and how you strong you are and how much fight you have in you to get out of that problem.What that has to do with this movie? Well since it's a movie about drugs (as the summary line suggests) it has to do everything with the movie. Andy Lau starring here plays exceptional. But he's also supported by a great cast. And while you watch this (slow evolving) drama, you feel the pain of the characters. Maybe you even think about "What would I have done in that situation?". If you will like the end or not, will probably either give this movie your thumbs up or down voting ... Still watch it, it's worth it!
johno-21
I saw this last month at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival. The title of this film I believe is Munto not Moon To as listed here on IMDb and this Munto film is not to be confused with the Japanese animee movies of the same name. This is a gangster thriller set in Hong Kong. Nick (Daniel Wu) has spent his entire police career infiltrating a major drug organization led by Kwan (Andy Lau). Nick went straight from the police academy to undercover work and has never worn a uniform or even been inside a police station. For the past seven years he has worked his way up drug lord Kwan's organization that he is in a position to be Kwan's heir to his drug empire. Kwan, in fact, has selected Nick as his heir apparent because he is dying from the long-term results of diabetes. In the meantime Nick has been living in an inner city apartment where his next door neighbor Fan (Zhang Jingchu) is a pretty single mother whose low level drug dealing, heroin addicted husband (Louis Koo) drifts in and out of her and her daughter's life when he isn't in jail to pimp her out. Fan has also become a heroin addict. Nick develops a relationship with Fan and acts as a surrogate father to her little daughter. Nick has also become very close to Kwan. Thius is a good story from writer/director Derek Yee. Within the story line, it takes us to Burma and Thailand and complete with charts and graphs, almost becomes an educational anti-drug documentary on the workings of the Asian heroin trade within the Golden Triangle. Excellent cinematography by Keung Kwok-man and editing by Kwong Chi-Leung. Good production design by Yee Chung-man with Academy Award nominated costume designer/art director Chung Man Yee on board as a consultant. Fast-paced original music score by Peter Kam. This is a good movie and I would give it a 8.0 out of 10 and recommend it.
misterhappy-1
I saw this movie in the Hong Kong IFC mall before I got the train to the airport. It is one of the best films I have ever seen. I am a huge Daniel Wu fan anyway, and I related to his relationship with his smack-head neighbour straight away, having lived with a smack-head with a little daughter. Some of the "it's not my fault" statements by the neighbour and her slimy husband seemed very familiar to me. Judging by the reaction of other (Chinese) people in the cinema, it was familiar to them as well. I expect this film to be available soon on DVD. When it does I will buy it instantly. I can recommend it totally to any HK film fan, and to anyone else who appreciates films that make you think.
