Tiger On Beat may be a lesser known Chow Yun Fat flick, but it's really fantastic and in a lot of ways, unique. Tiger On Beat is HK's answer to buddy cop movies like Lethal Weapon with newcomer Conan Lee and Chow Yun Fat. These two mismatched cops must work together to catch Thai cocaine dealers. The film is very fast paced and funny with some state of the art shoot em ups and even more impressive fight scenes. This was directed by Shaw Brothers veteran Lau Kar Leung ( who directed undisputed Kung Fu classics The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter and The 36 Chambers Of Shaolin), he also brought along Norman Chu and Gordon Liu as baddies. The end fight sequence is beyond insane with an epic martial arts fight with chainsaws! Chow Yun Fat is all in for this role, being super goofy and wearing a Hawaiian shirt . The film in general has a mostly lighthearted tone and is very, very 80's. But when the movie switches gears and gets more serious, it seems to do it effortlessly. Tiger On Beat is really great stuff and blows away most American buddy cop movies.
Review of Tiger on Beat
