Set in 2055, this science fiction action film takes place on a polluted Earth suffering from global warming. When a meteorite strikes the planet, it releases a fast-growing extraterrestrial plant that kills everything in its path to purify the environment. In a post-apocalyptic city, the heavily armed military of Hong Kong attempts to stop the organism from causing total collapse. While an elite squad carries out a mission to save the population, a soldier discovers a dark plot that threatens the world.
The film was directed by Ng Yuen-fai and stands as the first entry in a chronological list of his work, followed by Back to the Past and Back To The Past Plus+. The cast features Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan, Carina Lau, Philip Keung Ho-Man, Tse Kwan-Ho, and Janice Wu.
Audience reception is divided across different platforms. On TMDB, the movie holds a rating of 7/10 based on 526 votes, while on IMDb, it has a lower score of 4.4/10 from 408 votes. Film critics provided a rating of 6.2/10 from 8 reviews, which sits between the two audience scores.
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