Reviewed by: mrblue Date: 05/16/2002 Summary: Good movie This interesting, if not exactly mind-blowing, suspense-thriller picture shows that Hong Kong movies don't need tons of gunplay or high-flying kung fu to be exciting. The film starts with an actress being kidnapped; the culprit (Cha Chuen Yee) wants to play a game of cat and mouse with a former officer (Andy Hui), and so starts sending him cryptic clues. Things get more complicated when a psychic (Nicola Cheung) enters the picture as someone who can see who the next victim is going to be. While Billy Tang is best known for his Category III gorefests like Run and Kill, his last few films (in probably an adaptation to the more mellow style of the new millenium) have been fairly sedate. While there are no beheadings or brutal rapes in Interactive Murders (in fact, there is very little in the way of blood-letting at all), it still manages to create a creepy mood thanks to some polished camerawork and editing, as well as Cha Chuen Yee's performance. While the story is pretty straight-forward, there is a nice (and unexpected) Sixth Sense-style twist at the end which makes the viewer rethink the narrative. It's this kind of polished scriptwork which makes Interactive Murders stand above similar films, especially from Hong Kong, where the "flying paper" style tends to muddle many movies before they can make their point. So why doesn't the movie warrant a higher rating? Interactive Murders, while good, didn't really impact me in any way. Everything is done competently, but it just lacks that certain something. I can't exactly tell you what that might be in this case -- maybe a bit of gore to pump up the horror value, or perhaps making Cha's character a bit more brutal as to make the tension rise -- but it does need something. Also, for how good the script is, there is a very dull patch in the second act that tends to lose the viewer, as suspense is replaced with romance. Overall, though, Interactive Murders is a solid supsense movie that probably won't satisfy gorehounds, but should offer solid entertainment for most other people. [review from www.hkfilm.net]

Reviewed by: Goby Date: 04/19/2002 Summary: Good show! Andy Hui stars yet again as a cop in this thriller, however it looks like the writers have put some thought into the script this time. The plot is quite good, keeping you on your toes, and the 'interactive' part was rather interesting for a change. This movie proves the point that low-budget productions can turn out well if the screenplay and writers are willing to put a little more effort into the movie. I enjoyed this movie right up to the end!

Reviewed by: Sydneyguy Date: 04/17/2002 Summary: Very suprised Well it's a good step in hk movies when they are achieving there goal. Hk movies aren't the best in thrillers but this one was very good. This movie actually gets you on the edge of your seat. You are scare, suprised and you can feel the tension and suspense. And the ending, you would of never guessed. I only had a small partial idea of what happens at the end, but you will never guess it. Actually i went to the website and the guessing game (figure the differences in the pictures) is a very fun game. But too bad they didn't do that more in the movie. I think it wold of been more fun for the audience too. RECOMMENDED, you must see this at least once. 7.5/10 Reviewer Score: 8

Reviewed by: takwai81 Date: 04/07/2002 Summary: Decent thriller with a good ending Interactive Murders starts off seeming similar to Andy Hui's other recent films in which he plays a cop, like Killing End and Murders in Precinct 7. However, Interactive Murders ends up being more enjoyable than the other two. In this movie, Andy plays an ex-cop who was forced to resign due to gambling problems. However, Andy's character is called back into duty when a deranged criminal who has a past history with Andy starts pulling off high profile kidnappings and emails the police demanding Andy to take over the case. This starts off a series of interactive games that the kidnapper plays with Andy and the other cops trying to crack the case. If the cops fail to give correct answers in these games, the kidnapper threatens to kill the victims. To help them solve the case, the cops enlist an apparent psychic named Shana who claims to be able to predict the next kidnapping. It seems that the audience can play along during the kidnappers games with the police if the screen showing the movie is large enough. Though there were portions of the movie that moved kind of slow, I found myself to enjoy much of the movie, particularly some of the intense moments between the cops and the kidnapper. Still, at times, Interacitve Murders just appears to be a basic thriller pitting cops against a psycho criminal. When the kidnapper is revealed, and the movie seemes to just continue down its predictable path, it appears that the movie ends up waiting for a climax that never comes. Luckily, at the very end of the movie, when it seems that all you are expecting from this movie is past, Interactive Murders throws a twist that changes the entire movie. Although perhaps not as great as Sixth Sense or Usual Suspects, I found the revelation in this movie to be fairly shocking. Due to how the ending surprised me, I'd give this film a recommendation. 8/10 Reviewer Score: 8

Reviewed by: danton Date: 03/24/2002 What starts out as a fairly average, low-budget crime thriller with an interesting premise, quickly falls victim to an overly contrived plot relying on predictable storyline conventions that move the increasingly unbelievable plot forward to what seems like the inevitable conclusion - and then the movie makes a 180 degree turn that puts everything you've witnessed in a new light and almost manages to make the whole movie seem a lot better than it is. We start out with a demented psychopath who is kidnapping celebrities and broadcasting the plight of his victims over the Internet. In true psychopath fashion, he likes to toy with the police by offering them online clues. The techy aspects of the story start out fairly farfetched and quickly movie into the realm of the ludicrous, which is the norm for most cinematic attempts to integrate IT technology into their storylines. The filmmakers actually try a somewhat novel approach by presenting some of the puzzles given to the police full screen, implicitly inviting the audience to participate in the sleuthing. Unfortunately, these attempts are somewhat half-hearted, and do not carry over well onto the small screen format. In any case, demented psychopaths not only like to toy with the police, they also prefer dealing with their personal pet officer who's especially brilliant and can truly appreciate the criminal's evil genius. So our kidnapper demands that the police put a retired Inspector played by Andy Hui on the case. Of course Andy walks into the investigative war room and after a quick glance at the files immediately is able to offer insights a team of multiple officers weren't able to find during their combined previous efforts. It helps to be brilliant, I suppose. So now the cat and mouse game between Andy and the Internet villain is on, and becomes a race against time to save the kidnapped celebrities from the horrid fate of being killed live on the Internet. Matters are further complicated by the arrival of Shana, a young woman with supposed psychic powers who has been predicting the kidnappings and who now gets entangled in the investigative effort. Shana is played by Nicola Cheung, who was the best thing in the otherwise boring movie City of Glass and who will hopefully be getting more roles in the future. The movie starts falling victim to a plot that invcreasingly relies on highly improbably sequence of events, and by the time Andy arrives for the big showdown in the villain's camera-equipped lair, my interest in the predictable outcome was waning fast. Until the movie threw me for a loop by killing off one of the characters. Well, I thought, this is a HK movie, no big deal. And then the big twist arrives, revealed in the last 5 minutes not in one single revelation, but by gradually showing flashbacks that start to paint the preceding 90 minutes in a whole new light. Caught me off guard, and did salvage the film to some extent. I'd give the movie a marginal recommendation.

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