One of the biggest Chinese blockbusters of 2009, Overheard is the latest police thriller from writer-directors Alan Mak & Felix Chong, who last collaborated on Lady Cop & Papa Crook. Building from a topic that feels especially relevant in the current economic climate, Overheard opens as a case of financial crime that escalates uncontrollably into violence & devastation. Three of Hong Kongs most popular leading men
- Lau Ching Wan ( Written), Louis Koo ( Connected), & Daniel Wu ( Shinjuku Incident)
- play morally conflicted cops in this tense, unpredictable crime thriller. Co-produced by Derek Yee, Overheard also gets the top-notch supporting cast of Alex Fong Chung Sun ( If You Are The One), Zhang Jingchu ( Beast Stalker), Waise Lee (A Better Tomorrow), Lam Ka Wah ( Look for a Star), pop idol William Chan in his film debut, & Michael Wong in an over-the-top scene-stealing turn as the nefarious businessman.
Cops Johnny (Lau Ching Wan), Gene (Louis Koo), & Max (Daniel Wu) are part of a special task force investigating a business firm that engages in financial crimes. While monitoring slimy executive Low (Waise Lee), Gene overhears an illegal stock tip. Street-smart Gene is married with kids, one of whom is battling cancer, & he himself has just been diagnosed with a terminal illness; he desperately wants to leave money behind for his family. Clean-cut Max is soon marrying into an overbearing rich family, & wants to prove himself financially. The two decide to make a gamble, & throw their life savings into the stock. Johnny whos harboring some secrets of his own
- hes seeing the estranged wife (Zhang Jingchu) of his superior (Alex Fong)
- covers for them. For these three cops who have always played it straight, all it takes is one wrong step to send them into a vicious crime spiral of no return.