Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

dumsumdumfai You really need to pay attention in this movie. Saw this when it first came out, but I was not paying attention first time around. At first the ending seems silly, almost over done. And this got to me - cause I was "expecting" something else, the ending, at the time, didn't make sense.But when you re-view the movie again, listen to the dialogues, especially in the cafe between the 2 cops, the topic was ... I think about listening. That clues you in. And then the ending would make sense - although maybe still a tad over dramatic - but perphaps to 'wake' the audience up.But I'd give it 10 for seeing the vision to the end, and sticking by it.

ken-miller Expect The Unexpected is one of those Hong Kong films thatswitches from lightweight romantic scenes to hard-boiled details(like the dead baby in the washing machine), then back to moreupbeat scenes. This kind of thing just isn't done in Western picsand can be disconcerting to viewers used to one kind of story orthe other. The romantic interludes are accompanied by an amiable scorefrom Cacine Wong, which suits the atmosphere of those scenes. But where the film scores highly is with the series the gritty streetshoot-outs that are well-done and vicious. Parts of this film just ramble along, with conversational sequencesthat are just not needed, but Yam & Ching Wan are good, and theending really is unexpected. Uneven but watchable.

schwabe13 I was totally taken off guard by the end of this movie, and several of the twists in the middle. At the same time, it all made perfect sense, it wasn't absurdist or anything. On the contrary, it was a very gritty. The action was of the kind of action that made you glad you really never get in gun fights. The romance was kind of silly, but I like Hong Kong romance humor. This wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but if you're in the mood for some crime, this is a pretty good bet.

experten First I like to say that I see a lot of movies and I have quite a few HK movies. Many HK movies are so bad that it is hard to believe, often ruined by typical ridiculous HK humor and unrealistic acting, but hidden among all those disappointing movies are some really good movies, sometimes so violent, morbid or tragic that they could never have been made in Hollywood. And thats what I like; serious violence, tragic, suspense, maybe a little romance but not too much and absolutely no HK humor. Unfortunately, Expect the Unexpected is not one of those very good movies, even though the ending is enough to make sure that it would be impossible for Hollywood to do a remake of the movie (not that they would want to).The beginning of the movie is good and the ending is even better, but everything in between is uninteresting romantic crap. The violence in the movie is good,consisting of realistic shootouts with some good bloodsquibs. There are no John Woo style massacres, the action is not so stylistic but more realistic. The problem is that most of the movie is a boring study of the cops romantic problems and childish courting. The directing is good, the problem is the weak story. The actors are also good. Ching Wan Lau is one of my favorites, but I recommend for instance "A Hero Never Dies" , "Full Alert" or "Running out of Time" if you want to see him in much better movies. 5/10