Jeri Jacquin
Detective Fok Chi-ho (Donnie Yen) loses faith in law enforcement when a group of criminals are not convicted of crimes that he investigated. Deciding on another path, Fok spends years studying the law and joins the Department of Justice as a public prosecutor. The first case he is assigned to, with mentor Bao (Kent Cheng), is a case of a young boy and drug smuggling. Ma (Mason Fung) received a package at his home after allowing his friend Chan (Locker Lam) to use his address.
Claiming his innocence and admitting that he only did so to help his grandfather Uncle Ma (Lau Kong) with debts. His defense lawyer Li (Chu Pak Hong) and Au Pak-man (Julian Cheung) tell him that its better to plead guilty and beg for leniency. Fok is told by Chief Prosecutor Yeung Dit-lap (Francis Ng) to take the defenses offer even though he feels as if something is truly wrong with the case. After Ma is severely sentenced and seeing Uncle Ma’s horrified reaction, it bothers Fok and he decides to start his own investigation.
Almost immediately, Uncle Ma and Fok realize their lives are in danger! Fok discovers that nightclub owner Lau (Adam Pak) had a connection and it runs deep. Fok, Bao and his team put there all into discovering how all of this happened and who is truly responsible.
Yen as Detective Fok does what he does best, portray a man who wants justice for everybody, no matter who they are or their status. Not finding it within the police department, he spends years studying the law and making his way into a courtroom. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t lost his cop instincts. Meshing the cop and the prosecutor together, he makes it clear that the case against Ma needs to be reexamined and the connections found.
Fung as Ma is a young man who is trying to do the right thing in a bad situation. Once he realizes that no one seems to be on his side, he starts to accept what has happened to him. Fung gives that performance of a used pawn in someone else’s game. Kong as Uncle Ma is an elderly man who wants to be a part of his grandson’s life but sees everyone involved as crooked. Kong is charming and his performance such feeling.
Cheng as Bao realizes that he cannot keep Fok under control but once he realizes what his pupil is capable of, he happily wants to do what he can to help. Ng as Yeung has a problem almost right away with Fok as the two butt heads over their dealings with the law. Yeung portrays a man who is use to having his own way and no one question decisions but Fok doesn’t see it that way at all. Cheung as Au Pak is a clever individual who shuffles around the pieces like on a chess board. He doesn’t have a lot to say but instead watches everything and every body to make sure it all goes his way because that’s where the money is!
Other cast include Michael Hui as Judge Hui, MC Cheung Tin-fu as Lee King-wai, Yu Kang as Kim Hung, Ray Lui as Sang, Mark Cheng as Tung, Sisley Choi as Leung May-yee, Justin Cheung as Cheung Man-bing, Liza Wang as Secretary of Justic.
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THE PROSECUTOR is a mixture of martial arts action thriller and the unraveling of a mystery. Yen gets the opportunity to remind us that he is perfectly capable of still doing action sequences and bringing an intense story to fruition. Step by step the story unfolds and it doesn’t rush which I love about a good triple threat. Bringing in drama to an action film can be difficult but Yen makes it look easy both in front of the camera and behind it as its director.
Yen chooses a fantastic cast to back up the story and they each carry out their roles that bring the film together completely by its end. The choreography of the fight scenes is equal to the choreography inside the courtroom. Every twist and turn are not only physical but part of the mystery that keeps us focused and enthralled. Following the history of his own family, the character of Fok, portrayed by Yen, is worthy of every moment. The film is the reason to see everything it has to offer on the big screen.
In the end – he wants justice for all!
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