Hei kek ji wong (1999)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

Stephen Chow
Lik-Chi Lee

Writers:

Stephen Chow (writer)
Min-hang Fung (writer)

Release Date:

13 February 1999 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Acting Lesson | Film In Film | Actor | Extra Actor | Child Nudity

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Stephen Chow	...	Wan Tin-sau
Karen Mok	...	Cuckoo To
Cecilia Cheung	...	Piu-Piu
Man Tat Ng
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jackie Chan	...	Famous Movie Star
Joe Cheng		(as Joe Cheng Cho)
Man-Fai Cheng
Clarence Hui	...	Nightclub Mobster
Chi-Sing Lam
Siu-Kei Lee
Sze-Chit Lee	...	Director
Robert Sparks	...	Hollywood Producer
Kai Man Tin

Also Known As:

The King of Comedy (Hong Kong: English title)
Xi ju zhi wang (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

85 min | Japan:90 min | USA:89 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Star Overseas

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Matrix (1999)

weak script but great performance

Maybe I had too high expectation before entering to the cinema to watch this film, I was disappointed after seeing this. The script is poorly written although the idea of the story is excellent. The ending of this film is not logical enough. It's a kind of pity to have such a good story and quite good beginning but the ending ruined the whole thing.

However, I still recommend it since Chow sing chi's performance was really great! He can draw the viewers' attention to him even though there were not many jokes or funny lines, it's a good proof of his amazing acting skill.

Finally, what I want to comment is the new actors, it's obvious that they tried their best to act, but in my own opinion, their performances are too exaggerate, it would be much better if they can act in a natural way.