Fresh
It's a blithe, silly, good-natured movie and, of its kind, quite an enjoyable one.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Overview
Ip Cheung and her husband, a senior police inspector, had been happily married for 18 years. One day, Ip runs into her neighbour, a Taiwanese woman. As they are talking, three men suddenly appeared and tried to kill them. The Taiwanese woman is killed but Ip and the kid, Yen, managed to escape. At the same time, Ip's husband commits suicide. His superior suspected him of corruption. Ip finds out that the Taiwanese woman was her husband's mistress and Yen, his illegitimate son. Ip is given custody of Yen but they are unable to get along. However she will save his live when the gang go after him.
Director and cast
- Shu Kei Director
- Deanie Ip as Lee Yip-Cheong
- Elaine Jin Yan-Ling as Gi Gi
- Dennis Chan Kwok-San as Wai-Wai
- Ko I-chen as "Big Brother"
- Hou Hsiao-hsien as Boy-Boy
- Jacky Cheung Hok-yau as Jacky Cheong
- Sandy Lam San-San as San-san
- Ding Xiao-Hui as The Taiwanese/Mistress
- David Chiang Da-wei as Kai-Yeung Lee
- Alfred Cheung Kin-ting as Ticket Booth Attendant
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The pity is, it isn't even outrageous.
Paul Attanasio, Washington Post
Rotten
Of course, simply everyone is completely bamboozled by our hero's disguise, even though he now looks like a Ken doll with liver disease.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
This is a genuinely interesting idea, filled with dramatic possibilities, but the movie approaches it on the level of a dim-witted sit-com.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
In the end, however, it's let down by one easy laugh too many.
Time Out
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