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Afraid
of Nothing, the Jobless King |
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Year: |
1999 |
Eric Kot, Gallen Law and Sam Lee |
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Director: |
Joe
Ma Wai-Ho |
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Cast: |
Gallen
Law Ka-Leung, Gigi
Leung Wing-Kei, Eric
Kot Man-Fai, Liz Kong
Hei-Man, Sam Lee Chan-Sam,
Lai Yiu-Cheung,
Spencer Lam Seung-Yi,
Philip Keung
Ho-Man,
David Lee Seung-Man,
Matt Chow Hoi-Kwong,
Wu Feng |
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The
Skinny: |
Humorous
little film that has some fun moments, but none scathing enough
to make it a suitable satire on HK's economic downturn. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
After the amusing but atrocious He Comes From Planet K, Joe
Ma can only improve - and he does with this likable comedy
that lampoons HK’s unemployment problems. Gallen Law is a
rich exec who gets downsized by his boss’ son (David Lee)
after his boss (Spencer Lam) dies.
Unable to reclaim his job or lost
fortune, he falls in with a band of beggars led by Eric Kot.
These aren’t everyday beggars, though. These are pros, who
network and perform to get their own piece of the beggar market
share. Gallen follows suit, using Hello Kitty and freak shows
as tools to rake in the handouts.
However, he eventually decides that
he wants to go legit again, especially after he falls for
the cute Gigi Leung, heiress to a small pharmaceutical distributor.
Run by Leung and her mom, the business is in danger of collapsing.
Law takes it upon himself to help, but as usual there are
assorted hijinks that get in the way. Among them: explaining
his existence as a beggar, and dealing with his former rival,
who becomes his romantic rival as well.
The plot itself is rather haphazard
- this is just a series of jokes, but they’re pleasant jokes
at least. TV star Gallen Law does a fine job as the lead,
and Eric Kot and Sam Lee turn in good support. Gigi Leung
may never be Maggie Cheung, but at least she’s developing
a likable and more animated screen persona. This is a silly
movie with some grating moments, but other genuinely funny
ones. Joe Ma scores in his usual unspectacular manner. (Kozo
1999) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Mei Ah Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image courtesy
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