It's been a while since I've seen an old-fashioned Hong Kong action film and this most definitely is one of those. Andy Lau's been a Hong Kong star for the better part of three decades now and as a slightly grizzled Hong Kong bomb-disposal expert, he saddles up for another battle with a mad bomber (who goes by the nickname of "Blast" because this is Hong Kong and who needs subtlety?). Blast has isolated himself and his team of criminals in the Kowloon-Hong Kong Harbour tunnel, and is refusing to release around 500 hostages unless he gets a substantial payday and a chance to revenge himself on Lau (who previously betrayed Blast and imprisoned his brother).
There's a reasonable amount of tension in here, along with a bunch of traditional Hong Kong elements - a completely useless girlfriend subplot plus a bit of corruption on the side. This isn't exactly reinventing the form of Hong Kong cinema, but it's pleasant comfort food.
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