The overall reception of New World was also very positive, with Zhou Liming publishing an article titled "A New Breakthrough for Hong Kong-Style Gangster Films."
As a most renowned film critic, he stood on a different vantage point. He believed that although the film suffered from the male lead's fluctuating acting skills and a certain lack of maturity in the director's handling of certain shots, it was nonetheless a good movie—a non-typical Hong Kong-style gangster film.
Even Infernal Affairs, that final masterpiece of Hong Kong cinema, had not truly escaped the shadow of Hong Kong films. Because
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