Labeled as the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster crime thriller "Overheard", some viewers would have expected this to be an utterly unusual and much more intricate narrative though ones who have seen the previous film certainly may wonder how they could do a sequel to that story. But in fact this is not actually a sequel or even a prequel, it’s just another film with the same cast and crew and a similar theme, a tragic sad tale of how long-time friends eventually turn enemies when faced with the prospect of huge financial profits. The movie's co-directors Alan Mak and Felix Chong however not only bring together the cast of the first installment but also added two heavyweight actors to take two important supporting roles. The three main characters also got mixed up since Lau Ching-Wan, Louis Koo and Daniel Wu who played a trio of police officers working together in previous film are now take roles on opposite sides of the story. In this case, Lau is a the financial executive caught up in a group of insider traders, Daniel is a former military man out to get revenge against the traders and Louis is a police officer investigating them both. Don’t expect this one as an all out Hong Kong action film because it certainly doesn’t have those Hollywood-styled fast-paced action scenes. In fact, it spends a lot of time talking all things about relatively complicated financial market manipulation that might not be easy for the average viewer to follow or find entertaining. It still has few ‘hold-your-breath’ scenes in between though especially the extended chase scene on busy streets, and overall, “Overheard 2” is still a “watchable” movie despite the relatively subdued ending.