7cb1d79195 Lon is an assassin who is deformed. The only man he can trust is his brother, Kwan. When Lon kills a police officer, the officer's partner tries to go after him, but lets him go after seeing his face. Meanwhile, Lon falls for Wendy, the girlfriend of Lon's sadistic boss, Dragon. When Lon agrees to kill Dragon for Wendy, it's a setup. After the kill, Lon is hit by a car and plunges into the river. A year passes by. A new man named Michael arrives, working for Wendy. Meanwhile, the partner of the cop Lon killed is still on the case. He notices a resemblance of the new man to Lon. Is Michael the same person as Lon? If so, what is the motive?
Billy Chung proves that he has the makings of a good director, even if he can't quite get rid of all the sleaze that tends to appear in his films. DEVIL FACE's plot is a rehash of familiar Hong Kong films in the hitman genre, with nothing of note added.<br/><br/>The leads are awkward, the story itself is rather blase, and the only saving grace is Chung's stylish direction. Unfortunately the movie doesn't leave enough room in its storyline for the audience to be involved, and the sleazy elements of the film really overwhelms what could have been a half decent story.<br/><br/>Even a minor appearance by personal favorite Suet Lam doesn't help matters. Maybe he knows something we don't, which is why his character doesn't last long.<br/><br/>4 out of 10.
If you have seen the movie Valentine, with David Boreanaz, this movie is somewhat like it. Here we have Daniel Wu as a deformed assassin who kills a police officer and is tracked down by the cop's partner, played by Stephen Fung. He is also betrayed by Gigi Lai's character and as a result nearly is dead. He comes back in a new way and of course seeks revenge. Daniel Wu gives a sheer performance but the erotic overtones end up killing the story, but it wasn't as bad as many would expect.