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Definitely among Michael Hui's best, 15 August 2005

Author: best_wells from LA, USA

First of all, don't be fooled by the low score (5.7) on IMDb (not enough users vote on it anyway), it's not a good indication how good this movie is.

I totally agree with the previous poster that this movie is one of Michael Hui's best films! And I have seen most of Michael Hui's movies to make such a bold comment! As a matter of fact I liked it even better than his other classics such as "The Private Eyes", "Security Unlimited", etc. I'd probably rated it as my 2nd favorite Michael Hui's movie closely behind the great "Chicken and Duck Talk". That tells you how much I love this movie! Highly recommended movie if you love Michael Hui's humor style.

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
One of Michael Hui's best, 1 July 2005

Author: PenGuhWin

Not quite the masterwork that "Chicken and Duck Talk" is, "Hero of The Beggars" is still a very enjoyable comedy, with Michael Hui playing the "Mr. Boo" character to a hilt and Sandra Ng mugging furiously. The overall plot involves Hui, as the leader of a group of Mainlanders, trying to survive in Hong Kong. There are some very creative visual comedy sequences, and - surprisingly - some well done action sequences as well.

Until recently, this film was not available with English subtitles - the recent Universe DVD, however, corrects that - looks great, and even includes a trailer with some gag shots not seen in the movie itself.

I've seen almost all of Mr. Hui's films now, and this is one of the best.

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