A cop makes it his mission to bring down a media hero who has masterminded his own fate.
Champion competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken knows from having recently beaten him in a shooting match. Ken is found not guilty in court. Soon after, Ken is attacked by the escaped robber Pang Tao. Their confrontation reveals a very different background story and brings about a myriad of lies and traps and changes in relationships as Jerry and Ken try to outsmart each other.
Ken Yao (Louis Koo ) works as a successful fund manager, but also excels as an expert marksmen. One day, after a competition for sharp shooting, Ken stumbles upon an armed robbery. Ken notes a police officer about to be shot and takes action. As an expert marksmen, Ken is able to take out 4 of the robbers, while only robber is able to escape.
Meanwhile, when Ken is taken to the police station for questioning he is taken into custody by police officer Jerry Chang (Daniel Wu). Jerry Chang is already familiar with Ken Yao as they have competed in sharp shooting competitions. Although the police department is split on whether Ken broke any laws, police officer Jerry Chang takes action …
This film is follow-up to the Derek Yee produced 2000 film Double Tap which starred Leslie Cheung and Alex Fong.
Original Title:
simplified: 枪王之王
traditional: 鎗王之王
pinyin: Qiāng wáng zhī wáng
Stars:
Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Charlene Choi, Li Bingbing, Chapman To, Lam Suet, Andrew Lin
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