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ReviewUnder Current movie review: Aaron Kwok, Francis Ng seek justice in fun but silly thriller
This Hong Kong tale of greed and corruption is a watchable portrait of greed and corruption, but it is also thoroughly detached from reality
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2.5/5 stars
Under Current is a quintessential example of the Hong Kong crime film in its present, transitional state. While it paints a mostly watchable portrait of greed and corruption, the film’s story also happens to be thoroughly detached from reality – music to the ears of censors, perhaps.
Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai (Infernal Affairs) from a screenplay he co-scripted with Lam Fung, this thematic follow-up to Mak’s 2019 anti-corruption drama Integrity again takes a distinctly convoluted narrative to ponder the state of law enforcement, only to lose much of its conviction with preposterous twists and turns.
It begins in sensational fashion at the gala of a major charity organisation, whose CFO, Yeung To (Simon Yam Tat-wah), suddenly appears hanging above the stage – with the words “Clear my name” written on his shirt – while its president, Ko Shing-man (Alex Fong Chung-sun), is giving a speech below.
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