The Corruptor **1/2 (out of 5) (1999)

Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor

Directed by James Foley

 

Deception, violence and betrayal corrupts the life of cops on the beat in New York's Chinatown district, where a war has broken out between competing Triads and local gangsters. The cops are bribed, but an undercover Internal Affairs officer is conflicted with his duty to the law and his loyalty to his partner.

This retread police drama would have been better suited as a movie-of-the-week than a major feature release. Yun-Fat and Wahlberg give compelling performances but the standard plot and derivative subject matter will leave most uninterested in the goings-on. Foley gives the film a stylish look, but a spicier script would have breathed life into what ends up being D.O.A. from the get-go. Even Yun-Fat fans may be tepid towards this one.

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