Upon release, the film was rated (Hong Kong’s strictest rating, restricted to viewers 18+ due to graphic violence and sexual content).
Think Kill Bill’s Beatrix Kiddo. Waking from a coma to find her unborn child taken and her wedding party slaughtered, she carves a path through 88 bodyguards. Her love for her daughter is the engine. The bloodshed is the aesthetic. The female avenger is unique because society expects her to grieve quietly. When she fights back, it is a feminist roar.
The title’s irony becomes clear. The "love story" is not romantic but pathological. Kit’s love for his deceased girlfriend has curdled into a death-drive. Chong’s love for his work is an escape from emotional intimacy. The central relationship is the obsessive, violent bond between hunter and hunted.
Wong Ching-Po Starring: Juno Mak, Nick Cheung, Tracy Ip, Wong Ching-Po Release Date: December 2, 2010 (Hong Kong) Genre: Neo-noir, Crime Thriller, Psychological Drama, Exploitation