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Nice One Jing

drunkenmaster from , 10th October, 2005

This is a real rarity. A film by Jing Wong that I would recommend. Solid cop drama that keeps you on your toes to the end; Did he? Didn't he? And if he did, why?

Anthony Wong gives another first rate performance in a film that will be compared to 'Infernal Affairs' but don't take any notice. Watch this one and enjoy it for what it is. An intelligent and compelling police drama.

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Made a mistake!

Geraldine Grant from Byfleet, England, 11th September, 2005

Hit the wrong button on the computer and only gave this one star, but it's a 4-star movie. Doh!!! Intelligent and thoughtful cop drama that looks at first as if it's going to fall into all the old cliches, but doesn't. A very human film.

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And the colour is....

adiw from Leicestershire, 23rd August, 2005

Anthony Wong is as impressive as ever in this latest ‘Infernal Affairs’clone.
It's all been done before of course but that doesn't prevent ‘The colour of Truth’ from becoming an entertaining night in with an excellent central performance and enough twists and turns to keep most movie fans happy.

There have been so many cop movies coming from The East since the success of ‘Infernal Affairs’ and as with most fads, most of the films are poor imitations which the distributors hope to make a quick buck on regardless of the quality.
‘The Colour of Truth’ mange’s to break the mould and like Running out of Time before it, stand on its own two feet as a darn good police drama and a good night in.

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Quite good actually...

A Customer from moseley, 29th July, 2009

I was not expecting much from this movie but was pleasantly surprised...yes it does have a resounce of infernal affairs and the fact that quite a few actors from that film appear in this movie contributes to that feel. recommended.

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Surprisingly good

A Customer from Edinburgh, 12th July, 2009

A surprisingly good, action-packed movie.

Well worth a look

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Good but predictable

A Customer from Farnborough, 20th April, 2008

I like it although the story is so simple and easy to predict the ending

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*** May contain spoilers ***

Solid Hong Kong thriller

Gestalt from , 11th June, 2007

Don't let the fact that this film is co-directed by Wong Jing put you off - Colour Of The Truth is no Infernal Affairs, but it's still a stylish and entertaining cops and gangsters thriller with a great ensemble cast. The film starts on fine form with a three-way rooftop face off between three of Hong Kong's finest - Anthony Wong, Lau Ching Wan and Francis Ng - which sadly ends with two of them dead before the end of the first reel. But did the survivor kill them both, and if so was his buddy's death in the shoot-out an accident or a cold-blooded act to further his own career? That's what Raymond Wong has to figure out ten years later, when he finds himself working for the cop accused of killing his father. It could all so easily have descended into tiresome melodrama at this point, but instead you get a smart thriller with plenty of twists and turns as Raymond's character decides whether to avenge his father's death while helping his boss track down a missing cocaine shipment and nail a supposedly retired gangster (is there any such thing?) played by Patrick Tse. There are plenty of surprises along the way, so I won't say anymore to avoid spoiling anything for you. But suffice to say nothing is quite what it seems, and most of the characters are hiding something. All in all it's a good solid Hong Kong thriller that'll keep you guessing most of the way.

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