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Life |
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Year: |
2000 |
Sam Lee takes one in the back |
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Director: |
Kenneth
Lau Hau-Wai |
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Cast: |
Sam Lee Chan-Sam,
May Kwong Man-Shun, Wong Lam, Siao Suk-Sun, Ben
Ng Ngai-Cheung, Michael
Wong Mun-Tak |
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The
Skinny: |
Calling
this crap would be kind. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Bizarre
and annoyingly quirky drama that steals from the Moment
of Romance films and Wong Kar-Wai. Sam Lee plays
overly sweaty triad who runs into two former female
classmates and wins both over with his strange existential
ways. Meanwhile, his evil triad boss (Ben Ng) is after
him. Unnecessary existential musings and annoyingly
bad storytelling pollute this movie. What it all means
is a complete mystery, but the lack of any real craft
makes caring a near-impossiblity. Presumably, there
were good intentions, but director Kenneth Lau makes
a good case for his expulsion from the director's union
thanks to his unintelligible filmmaking. Sam Lee is
a fine presence, but his performance here accomplishes
nothing and can only hurt his otherwise promising career.
Michael Wong shows up in a dubbed cameo that serves
no discernible purpose. (Kozo 2000) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Widesight Entertainment
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
English and Chinese Subtitles |
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