Synopsis
Apocalyptic scenes against an Asian metropolis; horrific unexplained deaths; two cops pursuing the homicidal maniac. Truth: An evil spirit hovering over the city starts to occupy the bodies of city-dwellers, to replace and turn them into a blood-thirst killing machines, thus spreading the evil across the town like a pandemic. OK, we've all seen the "doomsday" scenarios before. And like them, this one, too, holds a premise that once "used" by evil entity, the hosts can never resume their original state. Given that, the detectives must protect the uncontaminated by killing the contaminated, only they can't, and mustn't, trust anyone anymore. In a child, a woman, or even their loved ones they must put a bullet if that's what it takes. Dark, solitary urban landscape and slow succumbing of the inner selves all suggest Hong Kong noir flair, with a tinge of zombi fares. (NAM Da Eun)