Exiled

Plot synopsis:
In 1998 Macau, former mobster Wo (Nick Cheung) lives quietly with his wife, Jin (Josie Ho), and his newborn child in a nondescript apartment, having turned over a new leaf. But vengeful mob boss Fay (Simon Yam)—whom Wo once tried to assassinate—has dispatched a pair of ageing hitmen to cut that peaceful existence short. Once arrived, killers Blaze (Anthony Wong) and Fat (Lam Suet) find a second pair of hitmen, Tai (Francis Ng) and Cat (Roy Cheung), who are determined to protect Wo. After a brief showdown, the whole group comes to an uneasy truce, lay their weapons down and bond over dinner— after all, these men grew up together in the same gang. Reunited and hungry for another score, they visit a fixer called Jeff (Cheung Siu-fai), who gives the gang the job of killing a rival boss, Boss Keung (Gordon Lam), as well as telling them about the location of a large quantity of gold being transported for a corrupt official. Wo makes the gang promise that if anything happens to him, his wife and son will be looked after.
Later that night the friends find Boss Keung in a restaurant; however Boss Fay wanting to take over the other boss's territory, interrupts the meeting. Boss Fay recognising Blaze sitting in the restaurant, openly chastises and humiliates him for not killing Wo, culminating in Fay shooting Blaze. However unbeknownst to Fay, Blaze is wearing a bulletproof vest and survives. Wo seeing this opens fire before Fay can finish Blaze off. A gunfight erupts in the restaurant with Fay being shot in the leg and Keung in the arm. The two bosses come to an agreement to share territory and profits, further agreeing to kill the gang of friends. Having narrowly escaped the restaurant shootout the friends decide to take a severely shot Wo to an underground clinic for medical assistance. After negotiating a price, the doctor operates removing the bullets from Wo. However, as he is sewing up Wo's wound, there is a loud banging at the door. Having heard this the remainder of the waiting friends hide in the doctor's flat. The door is answered and both Fay and Keung burst in seeking help for their injuries sustained in the restaurant shootout. Fay pushes a still unconscious Wo out of the way and orders the doctor to tend to his wound first. Meanwhile, Keung takes a look around the flat and comes across a hiding Fat. Realizing that they have been found the gang begin to dispatch the bosses' henchmen. Meanwhile, Wo wakes up and slowly gets to his feet to escape before collapsing. The rest of the friends not knowing where Wo has got to, make an exit down the back of the apartment. However whilst escaping across the back courtyard, Boss Fay throws Wo from a high window and pins down Wo's friends preventing any rescue attempt. The gang desperately try to retrieve their critically injured but still alive friend but Fay still shoots at them and even manages to shoot Wo. Quick thinking Fat seeing that his friend has come to rest on some tarpaulin pulls Wo to safety and the gang escape. Now in the car Wo knowing he is near death, asks to be taken back to his wife and son. Wo dies shortly after.
Handing Wo's body over to his wife, Jin, she demands to know what has happened and in her grief opens fire on Blaze and Tai who run away. Jin contemplates killing herself and her son but thinks better of it. She instead smashes up the furniture in the house and makes a funeral pyre for Wo. She then sets fire to Wo and the flat and leaves with her son. The reduced gang leave the city in search of the gold. After coming across the heavily guarded convoy carrying the gold, they flip a coin to decide whether to hijack it or not. The coin comes up tails meaning they will not proceed with the robbery. After carrying on down the road however the come across the convoy being ambushed by another gang. They witness all the police officers bar one crack-shot being killed. The friends decide to help the officer (Richie Jen) by dispatching the rest of the gang. The friends appreciating the policeman's sharp shooting decide to split the gold with him and drive off to a hidden dock to transport the gold to the mainland and a new life. Meanwhile, back in the city, Jin still furious about the death of her husband goes looking for the friends, asking many people until she is recognised by the fixer Jeff who in turn contacts his boss, Boss Fay.
Fay with a captured Jin calls a gloating Blaze, who is then informed of the situation. He is told to meet Fay at midnight otherwise Jin and her son will be killed. Determined to protect Jin after Wo's death, the friends agree and leave the officer at the dock with the gold telling him they will return by dawn. Once at the meeting place the four friends are confronted by Jin, whom Fay allows to shoot Blaze in revenge. However Blaze is again hit in the chest, surviving due to his bullet proof vest. Tai steps in, throwing a bag of gold at Fay's feet telling him that he can have it all if Fay lets them all go. Fay agrees, but tells them Blaze must stay to face the consequences of not following orders. Blaze agrees to this deal and the remainder of the friends leave with Jin. However, as they leave, Tai informs Jin of the boat and the policeman and tells her to drive there. With Jin safe the greatly outnumbered friends open fire. In the resulting gunfight all are killed including Boss Fay and Boss Keung. As the friends lie dying they all smile knowing they have kept their promise to Wo.

Tags: murder

Review:
I'm not sure how captivating this movie would be for those who didn't love Mike Logan from the first 5 years of "Law & Order".
I *think* Chris Noth did a brilliant job conveying Mike's sense of loss, despair, and alienation, but then again, I've missed him sorely from the series.
And the contrast between the suburban streets of Staten Island and the city (especially for those who remember the episode "God Bless the Child" and Mike's comments about small-town policing) were well done.
In fact, the movie was filled with resonating triplets: Staten Island-the ferry-Manhattan; Cragen-Stopher-Van Buren (Mike's bosses); his three partners (past and present); the three women (the wife, the victim, the sister)...
All right, all right, I was ecstatic as the next L&O junkie when I heard that Chris Noth would reprise his role as Mike Logan.
That might have worked with brand new characters, but we've all watched Mike Logan, Lennie Briscoe, Anita Van Buren, and Jack McCoy for years.
I've been a Chris Noth Fan for a long time, and was very upset when he left LAW & ORDER.
What a treat that Mr. Noth and co-writer Charles Kipps finally told us what happened to Logan after he was banished to Staten Island.
I'm reminded of the phrase "Be Careful What You Wish For...You May Get It."  Logan got what he wished for:  He returned to the 2-7, and the Homicide work that he loved, only to find out that you can't go back again.I'd enjoy seeing a sequel, to find out how the character resolves this.Good Work, Chris Noth!.
My name is Mike Logan, I am the best part of Law&Order...I completely dominated this wonderful two hour special of Law&Order entitled "EXILED" I was incredible in my acting performance and I look FANTASTIC!!...Many people want me back on Law&Order..
When you are 6'4" and you are loved by women and admired and respected by men due to your great looks and wonderful personality, you are cast as the highlight in a Law&Order television special....Exiled was my show...nobody else seemed to spark the television audience nearly as much..."Exiled" was great, because I was great!!!...Of course, Chris Noth is way too modest to say all of these things...but he should...So I will say it for him...I loved Chris Noth in Law&Order "Exiled" just as I thought that he was without question and effortlessly the best part of Law&Order as well!!!.
It's possible that when Chris Noth did Exiled he might have had some hopes of making Mike Logan the lead character of another police detective series maybe based in Staten Island.
Of course his motivation for making a thorough going investigation of a prostitute murder which I can tell you most cops anywhere let alone New York City wouldn't have given five seconds of attention to that kind of homicide, was to get back to New York.
Noth is doing his commuter thing on his way to work in Staten Island when he notices a female body wash up where the ferry is docking.
By coincidence the story takes us to his old precinct which brings in all the familiar Law And Order regulars.
And as it turns out Eskelson happens to know the family, she and Mandylor grew up together.It could have been a pilot for another Law And Order spin off, but things didn't work out that way for Chris Noth.
Noth is now retired from the NYPD, but I wouldn't be surprised if Mike Logan surfaces as a private eye in another film or TV series.
Noth goes back to him like Yul Brynner went back to The King And I.If you can buy all the coincidences Exiled is not a bad film and it sure has a built in audience with all the Law And Order fans..
I am glad Chris Noth is back on "Law & Order" (Criminal Intent)...
Chris Noth was in virtually every scene in this special presentation, I think it is because the television audience really likes the character Mike Logan on "Law & Order"!!!
Chris Noth does an excellent job as a straight forward detective who has the challenge of bringing down crime in his blood stream!!
Mike Logan is tough and likable, and this special made for T.V. movie was identifiable with all who remember him on the early days of "Law & Order" ...
I give this movie a thumbs up, and I think that "Law & Order" has never been quite the same without Chris Noth!!
I recommend to everyone who likes "Law & Order" that they see "Exiled" ..
Chris Noth is great in "Exiled" and cameo appearances by many of the "Law& Order" cast contribute to this movie as well!!
Law & Order fans will appreciate the return of Chris Noth to the setting, and also the slightly longer look at New York City, which obviously cannot be caught in the pacing of a regular episode.
The film does seem to attempt to crowd in a few too many Law & Order characters from the period and the years previous to it, and sometimes the pacing is a little slow.
Dana Eskelson is adorable as a Logan's partner, a detective who grew up around the Uzielli crime family, and takes this and her status as a woman on the force to mean she has something to prove.
All in all, this movie is not a waste of your time, if you are a Law & Order junkie like the rest of us..
The dialog was flat, several scenes were repetitive and didn't further the plot in any way, and the cinematography was not at all like any of the other Law & Order shows.
I thoroughly enjoyed "Exiled--A Law & Order Movie" (NBC, 11/08/98).
Detective Mike Logan was one of the main reasons Law & Order had 5 golden years in its early history.
Actor Chris Noth portrayed Logan from 1990-95 as a complex character with a number of admirable qualities mixed with a few interesting flaws.
Whether he will return to Manhattan remains to be seen.Actor Chris Noth has been interviewed by many publications since his contract was not renewed in 1995 by the show's producer, Dick Wolf.
Interviews published in 1998 have revealed his reasons for filming "Exiled," and his hopes for a few more films about Det. Mike Logan since a large number of fans continue to be vocal about his untimely departure from the weekly drama on NBC.Remembering Mr. Noth's goals for the film helped me understand and appreciate it even more.
I watched it to see Det. Logan's character developed the way Chris Noth felt it should.
Credit for the consistent popularity of Detective Mike Logan belongs to Chris Noth.I'll watch Chris Noth's version of what a skilled homicide detective is like over Dick Wolf's any day..
"Exiled" has its high points, but unless you're an enormous fan of Mike Logan (and I know lots of people that are) this one isn't going to tempt your taste buds much.
It follows his "exile" from Manhattan to the outer district, and his attempt through a homicide case to get back into the big leagues, with run-ins with former associates along the way.Having seen many, many L&O episodes, enough to know the characters pretty well, I felt a lot of them were spot on.
A few years after Chris Noth left the cast of Law & Order on television, he and Charles Kipps came up with the idea of a television special to reunite him with his audience.
Chris is in a precinct in Staten Island, under the jurisdiction of Dabney Coleman, and with Dana Eskelson as a partner.
He desperately wants to get back to his old territory, so he fudges the details of a homicide so he can crack the case and earn a transfer.The opening credits will reassure you that all the Law & Order cast members you know and love join Chris Noth in the movie, but in reality, they have glorified cameos.
But it's still fun to see them—it wouldn't be Exiled: A Law and Order Movie without them!
I think the series is generally as good as ever overall (some ups and downs), but I agree with several other reviewers here that the classic years were those with Chris Noth and Jill Hennessy.I have to say, having skipped it when it premiered, I really enjoyed the film.
I thought it was a fantastic opportunity to see the familiar settings with a new pair of eyes (Noth's), to the point that I could forgive it some character inconsistencies (e.g., I had a hard time recognizing Lenny Briscoe).
It also explained for me where Profaci went (other than over to the Sopranos).Some remarks on comments by other viewers:1) The latina maidThe numerous cast changes this series has undergone has given ample opportunity to show that cops don't like having to work with new partners.
From early on in the movie, it's made clear that the reason Logan is working petty crimes is that in his banishment, HE WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO HOMICIDE.
'Kay?If you are a huge Law & Order fan, I recommend catching this film when it comes around again.
As a rabid "Law and Order" fan, I knew the backstory of Mike Logan and his exile after smacking a N.Y. Councilman on the steps of the Hall of Justice.
I enjoyed the nuanced performance by Chris Noth, the twists of the plot, the humorous one-liners, the trance-y music by Mike Post, the balance between action and intimacy.
it reminded me of how good a character profaci was and what a shame it was to see him so dissed by the egomaniac NOTH...when i watch things ,i root for the underdogs like profaci.
If you love the characters from law and order then you will love this movie.
I love Chris Noth and thought his character was fantastic.
So with out ruining the movie for you if you like Law and Order please watch this movie.
loved law and order Exiled but thought Chris Noth should go to SVU.
But, I also felt that bringing his old captain to debut a new show called Law and Order SVU was shabby.
they should have let a great actor like Chris Noth star in Law and Order SVU.
in fact I would like to see him back on Law and Order I don't really like the new actor who replaced the the character Lenny Briscoe.
If Law and Order can put aside it's feelings about Chris Noth I believe he was and could still be a great asset to the show.
let's bring back Law and order the way it use to be.
Let Chris Noth be the best actor he can be.
I enjoyed the Movie and was glad to see Chris Noth as Mike Logan again!
Hope to see more of Chris Noth in tv movies.
One of the things I enjoyed about this movie is that we finally got to see Mike Logan involved with a woman.
Also he should have written it in the script to have Detective Curtis respond with him in order to properly interview the Spanish speaking maid in the hotel when he was inquiring about the old mattress which was removed due to all the victim's blood on it.
In the first place the movie makes it seem that there are no homicide or other serious crime committed in Staten Island,and so Detective Logan is bored and homesick for Manhattan.
In the second place when he goes back to his old command investigating the murder that was committed in the precinct's vicinity,they leave behind the only so called Spanish speaking detective that had taken Logan's place when he was so called, "Exiled" to Staten Island, and go to the crime scene, [the rundown hotel],to investigate.
Now we get to a crucial scene where Detective Logan asks the maid, "This is a new mattress.
You mean to tell me that Chris Noth, working all those years in the area of New York City, could not tell the Producer Dick Wolf, that in this scene he wanted a Spanish speaking officer, in order to make the movie more realistic.
If Chris Noth is to continue to write for the movie industry, I suggest he take a little initiative in trying to give credit, where credit is deserved..
It was great to see Chris Noth back in the role of Detective Mike Logan.
If they'd ditch the "Rey Curtis" character and bring Logan back to "Law and Order" full time, I'd be happy to go back to watching it again!.
***SPOILERS*** Having been exiled to far off and low crime Staten Island for slugging, in front of TV cameras no less, a New York City councilman Det. Mike Logan, Chris Noth, has been dying to get back where the action is.
Logan want's to be transferred back to his old precinct the 27th, the Two Seven in police lingo, in midtown and high crime ridden Manhattan.Finagling a murder victim found floating in New York Bay Logan makes it look like the victim was dropped, or deep sixth, off Statan Island to get on the case.
Back in the good old Two Seven, on a temporary basis, Logan soon finds out that the murder victim was an exotic dancer and part-time hooker named Suzan Taylor, Nicole Ari Parker.
A cop who that in fact was Det. Logan's partner before he was sent into exile to Statan Island!Made for TV movie version of the top TV crime series "Law and Order" with it's top stars, besides Chris Noth, Jerry Orbach and Sam Waterston, as Det. Lennie Brisco and D.A Jack McCoy, making cameo appearances in the film.
"Exiled" could be thought of as a vanity project for Chris Noth, who co-wrote the story and was present as Detective Mike Logan in almost every scene.
The story has a 'spur-of-the-moment' feel (the detectives fail to wear gloves when examining a bloody crime scene) which at times makes the film look like an old episode of "Hunter" or "T.J. Hooker".
Noth is wooden in some scenes, good in others (especially when his Mike Logan is with old colleagues).
Noth the actor/storyteller, like Logan the cop, wasn't perfect, but ended up getting jobs done.Tony.
I'm a fan of Law & Order (the original series anyway).
I too liked Chris Noth's character a lot, so I was happy to see this.Unfortunately it was a hackneyed script with uninspired trite dialogue.
He is and always will be the best junior detective to grace the original Law & Order series.
The movie drove a stake into the hearts of those fans who wanted Mikey back, and was both cavalier and even cruel in its treatment of longtime characters.A junkie-prostitute was murdered and her body mutilated to prevent identification by the police.
Logan used this homicide as a launching point to move back up the ranks after his demotion and exile (hence the clever title) to Staten Island following his punching out of an obnoxious city politician.
As for McCoy, he didn't much like Logan but he worked with him the same as with any cop from the Manhattan area, but Mikey wasn't from there anymore and Jack owed him nothing.
(We all know that wanting those pesky kids leads to all manner of evils!) Poor Profaci had always been one of the most down-to-earth and professional cops from the original show, and to see him treated thus was heartbreaking.At the end of it all, Logan was left with nothing: no promotion, no girl, no friends except maybe for his current partner.
It was an empty finish to a pointless movie that seemed only to serve as a finale---not a grand one, either---of Noth's L & O character.
Exiled seemed like Noth's way of saying, "I am NOT Mike Logan anymore!", much in the same way Leonard Nimoy used to vehemently deny he was Mr. Spock after Star Trek was cancelled.
Welcome to New York, or in fact to Staten Island where Mike Logan has been reassigned, in fact exiled.
Mike Logan, following the body of the girl from Staten Island to Manhattan easily finds out there is a rotten cop somewhere and he has the great privilege of finding who, and that who is a colleague he worked with three years earlier when he was still working in Manhattan.
Nope, the magic's gone.A sluggish attempt to cash in on Chris Noth's persona from the excellent TV series "Law&Order." What the series had going for it was a fine ensemble cast, concision, interesting plots, and that immortal sound -- Plonk Plonk.The producers have done everything they could, I suppose, to reestablish Noth after his character (and the actor himself) had been booted off suddenly from the original.
His Detective Mike Logan was reliable and believable.But this ragout of incidents and plot elements drag in characters from the original series willy nilly, just to let the viewer know that Noth is in good company, and then dispenses with them.
It's a pretty cheap device and, although I don't blame the writers for trying, it doesn't work.Noth and his new unexceptional blond partner from Staten Island do everything they can to lay claim to homicides that properly belong to Noth's old precinct.
A decent "Law & Order" episode made into movie..
"Exiled" (1998) feels like a decent episode that has been made into a movie.
It follows the annals of Chris Noth (as Detective Mike Logan) who left the show in 1995.
SPOILERS Not bad for a "Law & Order" movie..
I quit watching "Law & Order" for awhile after they fired Noth, but this movie did not live up to my expectations.
The character of Mike Logan may have been wild, but he was always by the book.
Letting Miss Taylor get away with the murder of her sister was far too unbelievable, almost as unbelievable as Logan falling in love with her.While it was great to see Chris Noth back in the role he perfected from 1990 to 1995, this storyline really could have been better written.