Woo's favorite of his comedies. A man (Ricky Hui) wins the lottery, and on the same day, finds out the has only six months to live. When there is just a little time to live he spends his money and makes some romance with his old friend. After that he hires an inept hitman (Richard Ng) to kill him, but then he'll change his mind and wants to live instead because he finds out he's not sick at all. Chaos ensues, rapidly, loudly, and often. John Woo filmed it exactly the way he wanted, using close ups.

John Woo: "I am good at creating a gallery of minor characters and this film is a sharp satire on different types of people."

Some reviewers noted the films parallels to Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter and Woo's upcoming Bullet in the Head in some scenes.