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Director:
Writers:
Ka-Fai Wai (story)
Nai-Hoi Yau (screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 May 1999 (Hong Kong) more
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Plot:
Fresh from a prison term, a former Triad boss resides in a hotel in Macau, where he befriends its owner and her young son. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Some problems more (3 total)

Cast

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Ching Wan Lau ... Michael Cheung (as Lau Ching Wan)
Ruby Wong ... Judy Lin
Yiu-Cheung Lai (as Lai Yiu Cheung)
Suet Lam ... Karl (as Lam Suet)
Ho-Yin Wong (as Raymond Wong)
Wing-cheong Law (as Law Wing Cheong)
Siu Yin Tsang (as Tsang Siu Yin)
Wai Ai ... Nightclub Owner (as Al Wai)
Wai Hung Chiu (as Chiu Wai Hung)
Ka Sang Cheung (as Cheng Ka Seng)
Hui Chen (as Chan Wai)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Where a Good Man Goes (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
Zai jian a lang (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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Runtime:
USA:90 min
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Referenced in Chuen jik sat sau (2001) more

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Some problems, 20 April 2003
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Author: Pro Jury



Visually, "Where A Good Man Goes" lacks the first-reel close-ups needed to connect each character with the audience. The film lacks the in-your-face close-ups needed to create a feeling of edgy intensity this director appears to be striving for.

From a distance, the viewer follows a buzz of activity. Unfortunately, most every line of English subtitling flashes on and off within the blink of an eye -- even when there is no dialog before or after. It is as if the subtitler was given a 500 second time limit for displaying subtitles but has 1800 lines of dialog. With these flashes of text, the viewer is able to perceive that something white has appeared when an actor speaks, but no one has no chance to begin reading it.

More than 10 years after the world class Wu/Yun-Fat Hong Kong masterpieces, the China's new province is still struggling to maintain any level of consistency.

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