Nightfall

I have to say that the 2012 crime thriller "Dai Jui Bou" (aka "Nightfall") was a rather surprisingly interesting and entertaning movie from writers Roy Hin Yeung Chow and Chi-Long To.

When I stumbled upon "Dai Jui Bou" here in 2022, it was the first time I have ever heard about the movie, so I wasn't sure what I was in for here with this movie from director Roy Hin Yeung Chow. But I opted to sit down and watch the movie, given my admiration of the Hong Kong cinema.

The storyline in "Dai Jui Bou", while starting out a somewhat slow paced and not a whole lot was actually going on, actually increased in its pacing and intensity as the movie progressed. So while it was off to a somewhat slow start, give it a chance and stick with it, because the writers definitely managed to put together an interesting and entertaining storyline, one that have you guessing throughout the entire course of the movie.

The movie has a good cast ensemble with Nick Cheung and Simon Yam in the leading roles. I've never actually been much of a fan of Nick Cheung, but he definitely carried "Dai Jui Bou" quite well with his performance here. And it is, of course, always nice to see Simon Yam in movies. "Dai Jui Bou" also have Ken Lo and Michael Wong on the cast list, and I will say that Michael Wong was an interesting cast choice for the movie, but he did pull it off quite nicely.

I thoroughly enjoyed "Dai Jui Bou" and it is a movie that I will warmly recommend if you enjoy watching crime thrillers.

My rating of "Dai Jui Bou" lands on a six out of ten stars.

Script is kind of ok, but directing is quite bad, that makes the movie boring and lacking of intensity. Except for Michael wong's good performance, the rest of the cast performed quite badly and unpolished, where they are stiff and lack of emotions. The silly dialogues are like book reading instead of actual conversation, which makes the movie unconvincing and damages the viewing experience. However there's one good thing about the movie, that shows how negligent and unethical the hk police are, trying to sue and pin the crimes to innocent people, which is why the become the city's most hated.

It belongs to Zhang Jiahui's one-man performance. In his deep calm eyes, how many feelings are condensed in it. After the intense fragments at the beginning of the film, the plot followed with a slightly protracted rhythm. Although the lenses are changed to increase the depth of the content, the overall plot is slightly pale. I have to say that the actors in Hong Kong are really good.

(2012) Nightfall (In Chinese with English subtitles) CRIME THRILLER/ MYSTERY

Co-written and directed by Chow Hin Yeung Roy starring Simon Yam as homicide detective George Lam investigating a dead body found in the ocean near some rocks. Because it was so disfigured, they had to use DNA to uncover his identity. And as it turns out, he's supposed to be this wealthy architecture, a father of twin daughters named Han Tsui (Michael Wong) who apparently send this guy named Wong Yuen-yeung (Nick Cheng) in prison for the murder of one of his daughters. Except that not everything is what it appears to be, as more revelations are uncovered. This movie is extremely predictable, awful, overrated, and overacted. Some of the existing problems is the wife never report the husband missing, nor was there a proper burial of him either. And the fact if DNA was able to find the identity, how come it wasn't used during the killing of the daughter! And since when can someone assault a police officer without being charged? I guess in Hong Kong which is where the movie was made, citizens can assault policemen whenever they want. It is these questions and more this film is lousy movie. This movie is 'all style, no substance'

A solid try/stab at a crime thriller. Unfortunately this isn't as good as you might hope for. It aims high but can't quite deliver on that promise. Apart from story flaws (and/or the predictability of its twists and turns) even some of the well known actors are a bit of a letdown. Especially the "villain" of the piece goes really OTT in a very bad way that is.

You can still watch the movie and enjoy it, it's just that you might want to use that time and watch a better movie. The thrill factor isn't that high, unless you really can avoid guessing where this is heading. I can't imagine how that would be possible, but who knows. Not completely bad, but really not good either