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2.5/5 stars
Under Current is a quintessential example of the Hong Kong crime film in its present, transitional state. While it paints a mostly watchable portrait of greed and corruption, the film’s story also happens to be thoroughly detached from reality – music to the ears of censors, perhaps.
It immediately becomes clear to the audience that Ko is a pantomime villain involved in a range of criminal activities, from embezzlement to money laundering, and he is trying to locate HK$200 million (US$26 million) that has recently vanished from the charity funds amid the chaos of persistent malpractice.