八面埋伏

　　曾混迹黑社会的印度裔男子维路出狱后，一心过回正常人生活，可惜人在江湖，身不由己。他最疼爱的弟弟跟随当年好友混入黑道；曾经的老大黑摩利据说也返回香港，图谋杀害机动部队陈督察；警官肥棠（林雪 饰）则隔三差五找到维路了解线索。维路不胜其扰，却又无可奈何。
　　另一方面，香港油尖旺鱼龙混杂，各方势力暗流涌动。森（任达华 饰）和May（邵美琪 饰）所率领的机动部队一面要平息黑道势力的争斗，同时还要四处追查黑摩利雇用的刀手。最终形势将朝何方发展？

　　迷幻少女遇著過氣公安老頭，未必是貓捉老鼠累鬥累，也可以是從老前輩身上學會認識自己。阿 P 為追阿初欠她的債，偶然與阿初的外公相遇，兩個生活態度南轅北轍的人，就是這樣在荒謬的處境中相互學習。阿P在當中看見年青一代的無奈：十六歲的迷途青春、愛情的無助、軟性毒品的蠶食、面對父母失敗的婚姻、自己渾噩的前途....阿初無故失蹤，又是否因抵受不了同樣殘酷的青春？世情像玻璃，有時看得透，有時不，相同的只是：兩者同樣冰冷易碎。
　　The second feature from Hong Kong indie director Carol Lai is about the vulnerability of youth, made even more fragile by the vulnerable world of the adults. Grandpa Wu used to be a policeman in Mainland China and has now retired to a life of seclusion on an outlying island. One day, her daughter calls him up and reports that his granddaughter Ah Cho is again missing. The old man hits the road again, in search of the young girl. Then P, Ah Cho's best friend, emerges out of nowhere and heads Wu's search, leading the old man into a series of strange encounters in the uncharted world of frustrated youth.
　　Source: 25th HKIFF (2001)

　　追夢受挫的洪宗明，屈於現實放棄了攝影，輾轉搬到老裁縫蘇爺爺店樓上的狹窄房間。母親意外過世，頹廢的宗明與蘇爺爺屢屢發生爭執，卻意外揭露蘇爺爺的老照片中，藏著一段無法忘卻的回憶，也勾出各自的思念…。

　　Summary
　　Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be. An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
　　Review
　　Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
　　The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944. Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance. The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.

　　盖尔（雷·温斯顿 Ray Winstone 饰）曾是一名在“职场”上叱咤风云的大盗，如今，早已远离了江湖的他和妻子迪迪（阿曼达·莱德曼 Amanda Redman 饰）在一幢山间别墅内过着闲适惬意的生活，在好友艾奇（Cavan Kendall 饰）和杰克（Julianne White 饰）的陪伴下，盖尔觉得当初的金盆洗手是一个正确的决定。
　　一位不速之客的到来终结了盖尔的平静生活，他的名字叫唐（本·金斯利 Ben Kingsley 饰），是盖尔曾经的合作伙伴。唐行事暴躁，个性阴晴不定，他就犹如一颗定时炸弹，让盖尔提心吊胆。盖尔最不愿意见到的事情还是发生了，原来，唐的此次到来有着他的目的，那就是重新将盖尔拉上贼船，他要干一笔大买卖——抢劫英格兰银行。