A World Without Thieves

Sha Gen (Baoqiang Wang) believes that world is filled with kind souls who wouldn't dream of lightening him of his hard earned money. He meets Wang Bo (Andy Lau) and Wang Li (Rene Liu) who are master con artists, on the train ride back to his village. Strangely moved by his over the top honest nature, Li decides to adopt him as her little brother. The train is teeming with a gang of thieves led by Uncle Li (You Ge), out to relieve the passenger of their precious burdens. Soon a cat and mouse game ensues with Bo and Li acting as Sha's guardians. A very craftily made film with some deadly cinematography but if only it was a tad grittier sans the slow motion melodrama, a masterpiece could have been well at hand.



Rating: * * +