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User Rating:
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Directors:
Johnnie To
Ka-Fai Wai
Writers:
Ka-Fai Wai (written by) &
Nai-Hoi Yau (written by) ...
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Release Date:
1 October 2003 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
A monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people's lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change the force of Karma and her destiny. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins & 15 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent Plot But did not need to be that complex more (17 total)

Cast

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Andy Lau ... Big
Cecilia Cheung ... Inspector Lee Fung Yee
Siu-Fai Cheung ... Inspector Chung (as Cheung Siu Fai)
Wong Chun ... Yee's Superior Officer (as Chun Wong)
Karen Tong ... Woman
Wen Zhong Yu ... Master Wu (as Yu Wen Zhong)
Lian Sheng Hou ... Master Wen (as Hou Lian Sheng)
Sheng Wei He (as He Sheng Wei)
Meng Zhang ... Jade (as Zhang Meng)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
An Intelligent Muscle Man
Big Man (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
Da ji lao (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Running on Karma (International: English title)
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Country:
Hong Kong | China
Language:
Cantonese | English | Hindi
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:18PL | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG (cut)
Company:
China Star Entertainment more

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References Forbidden Planet (1956) more

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Excellent Plot But did not need to be that complex, 28 June 2004
Author: (julio@atlasroofing.net) from Fort Lauderdale

I feel that the plot is excellent: A Buddhist monk who is able to "see" past choices that lead to present day Karma. This was an excellent plot but... They should have made it more of a love story, i.e. a strong attachment by the viewer between "Big" and the police woman. And somehow it should have had a clearer ending. the plot had a potential for a great movie. Also it would have been nice to have a good ending. There were some interesting things in the movie...For example, the director certainly understood something about karma as explained by buddhist. I recalled in the movie when the monk says that the Japanese soldier is a different person than the policewoman, but that she is carrying his karma. That is an interesting distinction from the Hindu explanation of karma.

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