Scene from Nightmares in 7th Precinct (2001).
A psychic cop brings a suspect to face a ghost to check if he was the murderer....
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Wouldn't catching criminals be a lot easier if cops could communicate with the killer's dead victims? That's the premise behind Nightmares in Precinct 7, a supernatural mystery flick from director Herman Yau. Fong Jing (Andy Hui) is an accomplished but arrogant policeman in Hong Kong's Serious Crime Investigation Bureau who seemingly has it all: a rewarding job, a beautiful girlfriend, a loving mother, and a close-knit group of partners on the police force. Things are so great for Fong that his colleagues even hold a party for him when he successfuly cracks a previously unsolved bank robbery case. But things go awry soon afterwards when Fong and his cop buddies begin to stakeout a well-known thief and his shady accomplices. Ultimately, two of the policemen are killed, two others injured, and Fong is left in a coma after a bullet wound to the head. In one fateful moment, Officer Fong's life is changed forever. Two years later, Fong finally awakens from his long slumber to find that the world has moved on without him. Not only has his mother died in the intervening years, but his girlfriend May (Fennie Yuen) has taken up with a new man. On the plus side, the beautiful, yet oddly named Nurse Oscar (Loletta Lee) has been taking care of Fong and seems to have a crush on him. Fong also befriends Kit (Cheung Tat-Ming), an amiable psychologist-turned-patient. Or so it seems. After a few weird experiences in the hospital, Fong learns that several of the patients that he greets on a daily basis are seen only by him, including his new pal Kit! Apparently, the near-death experience has given Fong a special gift. Like Haley Joel Osment before him, Fong sees dead people. Ooh, creepy. After the initial shock of his new talent wears off, Fong continues his friendship with Kit in secret, using his ghostly companion as a tutor of sorts over all things supernatural. Fong also tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered life—visiting his mother's grave, making peace with his old girlfriend, and coping with the seemingly unending guilt over his role in the tragic death of his cop pals. Eventually, Fong embarks on a relationship with his doting nurse, and is soon back on the job, heading a special police task force dedicated to bringing a serial killer to justice. Unfortunately, the killer likes to prey on young, beautiful nurses. Does that mean Fong's beloved Nurse Oscar is in danger? If you answered "no," then you need to see more serial killer movies. Nightmares in Precinct 7 is a surprisingly engaging attempt at a supernatural thriller. Although the film isn't particularly scary, the actors' performances make up for the film's lack of chills. Andy Hui makes for a likeable enough lead character, while Loletta Lee's turn as the cute-as-a-button Nurse Oscar amplifies what could have been a limp romantic angle into high drama when the serial killer's attention finally turns to her. It's always a plus when the audience actually cares about the character who just might be victimized by story's end, and in the case of Nurse Oscar, we most certainly do.
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