A few questions and comments. *Spoilers*
I really liked this movie but I would like to hear some other people's opinions on some things.
1) Doing some quick math I have discovered that $5 million HK is about $645,000 USD. Thats a lot of money. Is it possible to put that much money into a purse and walk out of a bank like the female bank employee did? Did she quit because she came into the money, or was she going to quit anyway?
2) Was the bank employee about to be fired after her shift? It seems like that, but her boss also didn't make a big deal about her quitting either. I mean if you were about to get fired, would your boss just casually say "you didn't stop by to see me after work?" More likely she would have been escorted out of the building if she was about to be fired.
3) Did the bank employee help out the old lady? It doesn't appear that she did, but they did add a scene where the old lady comes back and says "please help me". I was a little confused about that scene.
4) What was up with the cabinet that the money was stored in? At first the lock doesn't work, but then it opens easily. Obviously some symbolism here, but what exactly was the message?
5) The criminal, played by Lau Ching-Wan has a friend that runs a stock broker-type business. How did the owner get into trouble with the Triads? Something about hacking into an account? I was also confused by this. He owned the business right? Why would he hack into a Triad gang's account?
Other than that, I just have a few comments. Although I was rooting for the bank teller, and Lau Ching-Wan, neither one of them were really good guys.
At the end of the day, only the cop did anything good, and he was the most boring of all the characters. Lau Ching-Wan basically let his friend die to play a hunch. For some reason he thought he was an expert in stocks after studying a computer spreadsheet for a few hours and he got lucky. Both he and the bank teller hit the streets at the end of the film with $645,000 in cash.
Once again, great movie, it just really made me think at the end. Would love to hear other thoughts about this film.