1999, he finally ushered in a film that can be proved to him. The name of this film is Dark War. He played the Jianghu Avenue. By setting up a serial scam, he fought against Liu Qingyun, the police negotiator, and at the same time got his father-killer involved in this puzzle, so that the father-killer was punished by law. In the end, he won the respect and understanding of his opponent Liu Qingyun, and they even became friends.
In this movie, Andy Lau finally completed a gorgeous turn, won many awards, and finally admitted that Andy Lau had acting skills, so Andy Lau felt that his acting skills were finally recognized and he was no longer a vase. With Tony Leung Chiu Wai, he felt inferior to Tony Leung Chiu Wai. He said that Tony Leung Chiu Wai was an actor and I was a star, so I could only show my star demeanor. Tony Leung Chiu Wai can play any role. He is convinced that Tony Leung Chiu Wai's acting skills are really better than his. He also regarded Tony Leung Chiu Wai as an idol and tried to improve his acting skills. From then on, Andy Lau's drama began.
In later films, Andy Lau even took the initiative to break through his own image to improve his acting skills. For example, slimming men and women deliberately make themselves fat and eat fat, and big guys have great wisdom to build themselves into big guy images. All these breakthroughs are to make his acting by going up one flight of stairs. When filming Infernal Affairs, Andy Lau ushered in a peak of his acting career.