# Expect the Unexpected (1998)

> A botched jewelry heist triggers a tense, darkly comic police investigation when two very different Mainland criminal groups are mistaken for one another.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/51041

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Action, Crime
- Director: Patrick Yau Tat-Chi
- Cast: Lau Ching-Wan, Simon Yam, Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling, Benz Hui Siu-Hung, Raymond Ho-Yin Wong, Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai, Bak Ka-Sin, Sato Keiji
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159432/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: witty, tense, sardonic, crime movie night, hong kong cinema marathon

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