Starts with the most formulaic and exhausted trope: the old accomplished cop on the verge of retiring dies, and his partner decides to take vengeance upon the villain responsible of his death. This one too is just as compliant to the standards & clicheys of the 80's hotcop: good heart but blamable methods. Dafoe's persona by contrast is appealing, esp. due to his (justified) artistic tendencies, a pretext for aesthetic interior settings - "Dance" by Matisse can be spotted during a fit of giggles. Later the storyline swerves off the beaten path with a couple of crushing failures for our cops, but not without good entertainment value (engaging car chase & final showdown). Good epilogue as well

故事本身不算离奇，老调子的怨灵不散，只不过把点对点改成扩散型了，这一点又有点ring的感觉……我喜欢的是这种“发现异样然后追查结果越查越远掀开了一个并不想去知道的阴森秘密且无法回头”的叙事结构，难得有一部恐怖电影让我看完之后想要再去看看原作的。

本来不看好 以为又是嘉行自制烂片 但是看完前两集我真香了!!男主真的太惨了吧，爹被杀娘被烧死妹妹走失哥哥也被捅然后错过见面。女主也有点惨，后妈明显颐指气使不待见她，去找亲妈的路上居然被偷了钱包，居然还是亲妈偷的。这剧情反转666 期待后续 开头两集真的意犹未尽 可能我泪点太低 看哭了两次

CCFF.在亭台楼阁，厅堂庙宇间的局部闪跳挪移深刻影响了成龙式的动作招式；多方势力遮掩做戏，争夺权力的“庙斗”在今天的故事里也没能讲得更高明，经书就是中国庙宇里的“麦高芬”；配乐虽然突出，但几乎满到先于人物行为指引剧情发展。观影氛围欢乐，后排年轻的女生笑声清脆爽朗，感动于不是快乐大本营，而是古金铨的空山灵雨让她发出本质的声音。

3.5. 剧情和紧凑氛围上开场二十分钟最佳。视觉上仍保留了不少邵氏出品的特点，不过构图运境上已经展露出大气之像。