If you're a private detective in a corrupt city like Hong Kong, no wonder how many times you risks to die: expecially if you're handling a case involving Chen Hung Lieh! Produced and directed by actor Steve Chan (who also plays a role in it), PRIVATE EYE is a fast-paced, rough-cutted modern thriller where the gangsters have a penchant for fistfights, even when they can use a gun (well, you know, it's the formula!). Charlie Chin never was a too credible on-screen fighter, but he was a good-looking actor in several sentimental movies, so he had his share of Kung-Fu actioners (including the trash-cult SISTER OF THE SAN-TUNG BOXER). He's currently living in the US after he retired in 1992. The late Chen Hung Lieh as the main villain emanates his usual wickedness. The late Paul Chang Chung is a solid co-star, while Kung-Fu experts Lau Kar Wing (brother of the legendary director Lau Kar Leung, and himself a legend) and Chan Chuen, a vet stuntman and action director in more than 100 films, staged the effective Martial Arts. Not a classic but if you catch him you'll be not disappointed. Released in Hong Kong 4/12/73.
