Lam Kwok-Ching was an inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force but now he has retired and intends to live in Toronto with his wife and son. They have been living with family in New York so he flies there to meet them. He hasn't been there long when he is spotted by triad members who assume he is on a case looking for them. The FBI are investigating the triads and see one of their suspects trying to kill Kwok-Ching. When they learn who he is they want him to help their investigation. He doesn't want to get involved but when his family are in danger he has little choice. The investigation will have him travel to Puerto Rico and see him confronting the man who killed his partner eight years previously.
This early nineties Hong Kong action film is different to most that I've seen in that none of it takes place in Hong Kong or China. The fact that our protagonists is dealing with both Chinese people and Americans means that it is in a mix of subtitled Cantonese and English. There is plenty of solid action; much of this is somewhat over the top, notably scenes where Triads shoot up his in-laws home and a raid on a police station. The action is a mix of shootings, explosions and best of all martial arts. There isn't too much gore but there is some, most memorably in a scene where a villain is killed with a ceiling fan! The story is solid enough, although nothing too surprising, and the cast does a solid enough job. Overall I'd say that while this might not be a must see it is well worth watching if you like Hong Kong action and like the novel settings.
