The Peeping Tom
Director: Ivan Lai
Year: 1997
Rating: 6.0
Nothing like a lot
of gratuitous nudity & gore every now and then and this Category III
flick has plenty. A serial killer/rapist
(Mark Cheng) is on a killing spree in HK and he has a particular liking
for ladies with nice legs; unfortunately for them - preferably detached
from the rest of their body. He spruces up his living quarters by hanging
them from his ceiling in plastic bags - no Martha Stewart award for him.
After seeing Jade in a shootout, he takes a special liking to her (and who
can blame him) and he intrudes into all facets of her life creating a vicious
game of cat & mouse with Jade definitely in the role of the mouse. Jade
is a cop though and fights back.
For the most part, it is a pretty standard serial killer tale in which the
killer is always a step ahead of the police. In fact, the cops seem so incompetent
in their ability to catch him that the movie becomes a bit annoying. How difficult
can it be to find a killer when they have a picture of him and who always
wears reddish shades and drives a white van. Anyway, much nudity throughout,
but usually the women are dead with their legs cut off so it is not exactly
a thrill and Jade though never unclad (damn!) looks lovelier than ever. Japanese
actress Miho Nomoto appears as Jade's sister and has a very long and pleasurable
shower scene in the beginning of the film.
