Oddly enough with my fascination and love of the Hong Kong cinema then it wasn't before now in 2022 that I actually watched the 1995 horror comedy "Wui Wan Yeh" (aka "Out of the Dark") for the first time. Truth be told, then I had actually never even heard about this movie from writer and director Jeffrey Lau before now as I stumbled upon it.
Needless to say that I needed no persuasion to sit down and watch it, especially since the movie had Stephen Chow and Karen Mok in the leading roles.
Now, the storyline in "Wui Wan Yeh" is very archetypical for a mid-1990s supernatural movie such as this from the Hong Kong cinema, for better or worse. So if you have watched movies of that genre from the 1990s, then you know what you are in for. And sure, writer Jeffrey Lau did manage to put together a movie that was watchable and enjoyable enough for what it was. However, this wasn't a particularly outstanding moment in Hong Kong cinema.
The movie does have a good cast ensemble, with Stephen Chow and Karen Mok carrying the movie quite well in the leading roles. But the movie also have other familiar faces on the cast list, such as Yat-Fei Wong and even Suet Lam in a very short cameo.
While "Wui Wan Yeh" is watchable and semi-entertaining, it wasn't a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time. The comedy was just too mundane and weak in this movie from writer and director Jeffrey Lau.
My rating of "Wui Wan Yeh" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.
Needless to say that I needed no persuasion to sit down and watch it, especially since the movie had Stephen Chow and Karen Mok in the leading roles.
Now, the storyline in "Wui Wan Yeh" is very archetypical for a mid-1990s supernatural movie such as this from the Hong Kong cinema, for better or worse. So if you have watched movies of that genre from the 1990s, then you know what you are in for. And sure, writer Jeffrey Lau did manage to put together a movie that was watchable and enjoyable enough for what it was. However, this wasn't a particularly outstanding moment in Hong Kong cinema.
The movie does have a good cast ensemble, with Stephen Chow and Karen Mok carrying the movie quite well in the leading roles. But the movie also have other familiar faces on the cast list, such as Yat-Fei Wong and even Suet Lam in a very short cameo.
While "Wui Wan Yeh" is watchable and semi-entertaining, it wasn't a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time. The comedy was just too mundane and weak in this movie from writer and director Jeffrey Lau.
My rating of "Wui Wan Yeh" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.