Mad Detective (Sun taam, Hong Kong, 2007)

This has an interesting premise: it reverses the idea that cops who get too close to the psyche of criminals become disturbed by having the protagonist being mad in the first place. He can solve cases of ‘a body in a suitcase’ by being put in such a case and thrown down the stairs. So [...]

36 Quai des Orfèvres (France, 2004)

Cracking ‘flic’ (cop) movie featuring Auteuil and Depardieu and a narrative that keeps setting situations up, resolving them and charging on to the next complication. Visually impressive, excellent performances; a top cop thriller (Cubby Broccoli, arthouse cinema). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390808/