PTU lui ging: Ngau yin haam ging

Well, first of all I must say that "PTU File: Death Trap" (aka "PTU lui ging: Ngau yin haam ging") is your fairly average, although generic, crime action movie. So if you enjoy these kinds of movies, then this 2005 movie might be right up your alley.

When I sat down to watch "PTU File: Death Trap" I didn't even know what it was about. I hadn't even heard about it before now in 2021, as I had the chance to sit down to watch it. And since it was a Hong Kong movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I found the time to do so.

Well, the storyline in "PTU File: Death Trap" was just a tad too generic for me. It felt like writer and director Hung-Wah Leung was playing it very safe and following the how-to-make-a-crime-action-movie booklet to the letter. Everything here was scripted and predictable, which was something that the movie suffered from.

The movie didn't boast an impressive array of cast members. In fact, it was actually only Michael Wong that I was familiar with here. And let's just face it, he is not exactly among the top of Hong Kong performers. But I will say, for the most parts, that the acting in the movie was actually good enough, though the actors and actresses were somewhat hindered by a tame and generic script.

Now, it wasn't all mediocre stuff though. I did like the way that the story was constructed and built, with it starting at the ending and then rewinding and leading up to the start of the movie. That was actually a nice touch from writer and director Hung-Wah Leung.

However, all in all, "PTU File: Death Trap" is ultimately suffering from being one of those types of crime action movies that you've seen many times before and that come out every year in an abundance. And when you've seen one, you've pretty much seen them all. This results in a mediocre five out of ten stars rating from me.