Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects. Director:Mina Shum |
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Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects. Director:Mina Shum |
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| Sandra Oh | ... |
Kin Ho Lum
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| Valerie Tian | ... |
Mindy Lum
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| Ric Young | ... |
Bing Lai
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| Tseng Chang | ... |
Shuck Wong
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| Russell Yuen | ... |
Alvin Ng
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Donald Fong | ... |
Nelson Zong
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| Christina Ma | ... |
Ada Lai
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| Alannah Ong | ... |
Tam
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| Tsai Chin | ... |
Hun Ping Wong
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| Colin Foo | ... |
Lee-Tai-Tai /
Yeu Wong
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Kevin Yee | ... |
Raymond
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| Kameron Louangxay | ... |
Peter Lai
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| Benjamin Ratner | ... |
Ernie the Manager
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So Yee Shum | ... |
Lee-Tai-Tai's Customer
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| Rick Tae | ... |
Cute Delivery Guy
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Mindy Ho, an eccentric, strong-minded 12-year-old, stages Taoist magical experiments to save her harried single mother from financial and romantic ruin. Her misdirected charms appear to cause an aging security guard to lose his job and a local butcher to win the lottery, ultimately forcing each man to face his worst fears. Whether it's through Mindy's spells, her monumental sense of purpose--or it's that life's mysterious logic is at work--her mother's drab existence is enlivened. Written by Sujit R. Varma
This is a completely charming movie about a little girl's attempts to use traditional Chinese magic to improve her mother's life. Valerie Tian completely steals the show in the role of the little girl. Sandra Oh and Chang Tseng also give good performances, as you would expect.