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  • I have seen many CAT III films (exploitation movies produced in Hong Kong) and this must be the worst of them, the film is a mix between a serial killer film, a thriller and an action flick.

    The film is about Ming, a famous photographer that is suspected of killing womens and committing necrophilia on their bodies, his buddy (who's a cop, played by Wai Lam) embarks in a quest to clear Ming's name.

    Alexander Lo Rei plays one of the cops (and he is also the action director...or action choreographer, whatever you call it), but not even his performance saves this film from being a forgettable and boring experience.

    The action scenes aren't that great, they don't do nothing to keep your eyes glued to the screen, also, the subtitles have some spelling mistakes and other laughable errors (one of them was something like: "You should stop dealing drags!" and yes, they spell "drags" instead of "drugs").

    There's some stolen music from "A Nightmare from Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors", also, there's a scene that takes place in a bar/club and the place has some nazi decorations.

    As i said, the film was given a CAT III rating by the Hong Kong censors (which is the equivalent of the NC-17 rating or X), but the CAT III elements aren't that much, some female nudity and some blood during the murder scenes.

    I actually like these kind of mixture of genres, but this film does NOTHING to keep your attention to the screen, this film is just BORING.

    One other thing, i can't find the director's credit...maybe he wasn't credited in his English name.
  • Warning: Spoilers
    The handful of reviews that I've seen for No Guilty are generally unfavourable and appear to be penned by viewers hoping for some of the depravity that a CATIII rating often dishes up. If approached without these expectations, the film does offer some moderate, if sporadic entertainment.

    No Guilty is a triad / action movie set against a serial killer backdrop. Neither themes are rare for Hong Kong / Taiwan cinema but you don't often see them interwoven as they are here.

    The film wastes no time in earning its CATIII stripes, opening with a female being slashed to death (after a gratuitous shower scene of course!) and the killer, dubbed the 'Wolf of Hong Kong', having sex with the body...

    Meanwhile, childhood friends Jack (Lam Wai) a cop, and Ming (Siu Yuk-Lung) a hot-shot photographer, are out drinking and get into an altercation over a pretty model, Pau (Chan Wing-Chi).

    Ming, who is dating a string of ladies thanks to his fashion world credentials, becomes prime suspect when one of his girls is the ninth victim of the Wolf of Hong Kong. Only Pau holds the key to the killer's identity after unwittingly witnessing the murderer at the scene of the crime. With the help of Jack, the pair set out to expose the killer and save Ming from heavy-handed Inspector Lee (Alexander Lo Rei), who is convinced Ming is the culprit.

    No Guilty had all of the ingredients in place to be a solid, low-budget action film but the director unwisely spends too much time focussing on Ming and the boring sub-plot involving his fiancée, Pearl. This causes the middle section of the film to drag a little. In my opinion, the film works better as a sleazy slasher than an action film, with some suitably nasty scenes of sexual violence (e.g. Killer removing some panties with a knife and probing the victim's crotch with the blade) plus a lengthy strangulation and hand impalement.

    Having said that, the action-filled finale, set in a deserted factory (where else?!), is also decent and features Lam Wai running amok with a shotgun and Chang Shan (Kung Fu of Seven Steps & Shaolin Vs. Lama) on fine, slimy form, displaying some brief but impressive kicking. A little more sleazy action, some tighter pacing and less of Ming's whiny character and No Guilty would've been a stronger recommendation. The film is not without highlights though. I did enjoy it but I think the fairly flat direction and pacing may put some viewers off. (Bonus points for Chan Wing-Chi getting naked though!)

    2.5 out of 5

    Review source: Tai Seng, VHS (USA) (Cantonese language with English subtitles)