Synopsis
Realising that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate treatment in order to buy time for his underlings to rescue him. The detective in charge sees through his scheme but decides to play along so as to capture his whole gang once and for all.
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Cast
- Zhao WeiDr. Tong Qian
- Wallace ChungShun
- Louis KooKen
- Lo Hoi-pangChung
- Eddie CheungDr. Fok
- Lam SuetFatty
- Michael TseGangster
- Raymond Wong Ho-YinGangster
- Vincent SzeGangster
- Kathy WuNurse
Recommendations
- 88
RogerEbert.com
Best of all: you don't have to wait until a concluding set piece for To to prove his prowess as a storyteller. - 83
The A.V. Club
To is one of the purest directors working today, and he flourishes within Three’s self-imposed limits, folding and reorienting the space of the hospital using privacy curtains, swinging doors, and a constantly moving camera — in the process producing a rollickingly entertaining movie. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Even during the gunfight, this always remains a character piece: a thoughtful, imaginative movie about stubbornly authoritarian professionals, protecting their territories. - 80
The New York Times
When the tension finally does break, the movie goes a little nuts, in venerable Johnnie To tradition. The elaborate, largely slow-motion multifloor action climax is as audacious as anything he has staged and filmed. - 75
Slant Magazine
The film shows how much Johnnie To still experiments with his form, especially as he continues to transition to digital cinema. - 75
IndieWire
Just like To’s characters all have a little something to learn from each other, Three is a master class in how movies can be as unique and infinite as the people who make them. - 75
The Film Stage
After an hour of slow burn simmer, Three culminates in a six-minute set piece that’s among the most memorable action scenes of the year. - 75
Washington Post
In the movie’s first hour, all the blood is medical. Then the director stages a big shootout, mostly in slo-mo, that’s more clunky than epic. Before that misstep, though, Three is singularly entertaining.
