Directed by:
Jing WongScreenplay:
Jing WongCast:
Yun-fat Chow, Fui-on Shing, Jing Wong, Andy Lau, Man-tat Ng, Joey Wang, Dennis Chan, Sharla Cheung, Michiko Nishiwaki, Charles Heung, Ronald Wong, Luk Chuen (more)Plots(1)
A crass and cheesy but enjoyable crowd pleaser, a huge hometown hit that kicked off a wave of "gambler" films in Hong Kong in 1989. Chow Yun-fat plays a legendary sportsman so adept that he can listen to the dice rattling in the cup and "sense" the outcome. He is poised to take on his greatest challenge, a Singapore bigwig known for cheating, when he is accidentally bopped on the bean and develops a form of superamnesia that amounts to reversion to childhood. As rehabilitated by a good-hearted apprentice card sharp (Andy Lau), Chow becomes famous all over again, under the new sobriquet "The Retarded King of Gamblers." The finale is especially gratifying, as Chow trounces all his enemies at the card table. There are some hair-raisingly dangerous-looking stunts, and some winning interludes of subadolescent let's-make-a-mess slapstick. Director Wong Jing is a commercial hack who turns out literally dozens a films a year, but he knows how to push the viewer's buttons. (official distributor synopsis)
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An entertaining amoral comedy about gambling and memory loss. The best gambler in the world trips, falls off a cliff and remembers nothing. Chow Yun-Fat turns from a confident gambler into an infantile kid who only wants his chocolate, and two second-rate thieves want to use his skills to enrich themselves. Funny incidents, lighthearted scenes and growing camaraderie are then interspersed with bloody carnage and brutal shootouts. It's horribly paced and has questionable drama, but it's very original.
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