Naturally, the filmmakers poke fun at Grandmasters' never-ending production, and Matt Chow racks up the giggles with his own gleeful take on the self-important, self-involved and completely clueless auteur stereotype. Midway through the film Shu Qi goes from dopey nobody to internationally-renowned actor, and is cast in a spoof of Wong Kar-Wai's upcoming The Grandmasters. Wong Jing brings back an old standby character, pretentious director and Wong Kar-Wai parody Wong Jing-Wai (played here by Matthew Chow). The film’s in-jokes add another layer of humor. In particular, one key argument is funny because it’s half in Cantonese and half in English. Jokes about Fiona Sit’s flat chest and Chapman To’s penis size abound, and the two actors seem to be having fun with their playful and not-so-playful sparring. The jokes sometimes can be mean-spirited or dark (e.g., references to suicide, spousal abuse), but the actors poke plenty of fun at themselves, too. G takes that a step further with colorful swearing and some surprising crassness. Like many a Wong Jing creation, the film aims for laughs by having its characters berate each other incessantly, but Mr. Gambler shores up its lazy plot, copious voiceover and unconvincing drama with plenty of hee-haws. Serious emotions in a Wong Jing movie? Unconvincing, obviously. Gambler offers occasional drama on these themes, but whatever sincerity exists is undone by ham-handed moralizing and glib development. Obviously, gambling is not as cool a deal as Shu Qi would make it out to be, and with family and the future on the line, he and Flora should probably delete their bookies' contact numbers from their phones. Likewise, the film takes a minor look at children reared by parents who are gambling addicts. Gambler has relatable themes, e.g., what happens when distance and separate goals get in the way of a blissful marriage and a happy home. With divorce and a broken home threatening them, will Shu Qi and Flora recall their salad days of insatiable, self-destructive gambling in time to save their marriage?īeneath its high concept, Mr. Marriage and even a child arrive, and the film goes into story overdrive, with years passing and differing professions and romantic rivals getting in the way. The initial meeting becomes serendipity when the two meet again and again, attraction giving way to love and a shared passion for high-stakes gambling. Shu Qi and female counterpart Flora (Fiona Sit) meet in fiery fashion when the two fight over a taxi cab – on their way to betting at the racetrack, naturally - but their enmity is laced with the spark of attraction. As he explains in very forthcoming voiceover, Shu Qi (Chapman To, not playing the award-winning actress) is an irresponsible bloke who’s only content if he’s betting on horses, cards or football matches – and he’s so gambling-addicted that even a beating or two won’t dissuade him. Directed by Wong Jing (assisted again by “executive director” Lee Kung-Lok), this Canto comedy stars Chapman To and Fiona Sit as compulsive gamblers who meet and go through messy relationship issues concerning but not entirely related to their love of gambling. Gambler but it’s not really a gambling film. Better get used to Chapman To and Fiona Sit because they'll be appearing in a lot of movies together this year. Gambler is also an amusing commercial comedy with some surprising if not too mean-spirited laughs. Michelle Hu, Philip Ng Won-Lung, Bonnie Wong Man-Wai, Mimi Chu Mi-Mi, Hui Siu-Hung, King Kong, Matthew Chow Hoi-Kwong, Zuki Lee Si-Pui, YuenĬheung-Yan, Maria Cordero, Elena Kong Mei-Yi, Shu XiaoxiaoĪs uncreative and crass as any Wong Jing film, Mr. To Man-Chat, Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei, Law Kar-Ying, Wen Chao, Harriet Yeung Sze-Man, Raped by an Angel 1, 3 and 4 are rated Category III, while 2 and 5 are rated Category IIB.Fiona Sit and Chapman To get hitched in Mr. Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement (2000), directed by Billy Tang Hin-Shing.Raped by an Angel 4: The Raper's Union (1999), directed by Wong Jing.Raped by an Angel 3: Sexual Fantasy of the Chief Executive (1998), directed by Aman Chang.Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan (1998), directed by Aman Chang.In fact, the main link between the two films is the reunion of Simon Yam and Chingmy Yau, who play different roles. Super Rape, the movie is a semi-sequel to the 1992 Naked Killer, directed by Clarence Fok Yiu-leung. Prequel and sequel Īlternatively titled Naked Killer 2 a.k.a. The Hong Kong Chinese actor Mark Cheng is shown naked in the film, as he walks around a room, with his genitals briefly shown on screen. Naked Killer 2 (香港奇案之強姦 pinyin: Xiang Gang qi an zhi qiang jian) is a 1993 Category III Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau, with a scenario by Wong Jing.
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