God of Gamblers
Dir: Wong Jing
Star: Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong, Charles Heung
[10] Chow Yun-Fat is one of the few Hong Kong
actors capable of gripping you without having to fly through a plate glass
window to do it. Here (deep breath!), he plays the ultimate gambler
(capable of throwing six dice and getting a total of five pips) who suffers
amnesia after a blow to the head and falls into the hands of some low-lifes
(with hearts of gold) who realise his potential but not the fact that the
entire underworld is looking for him. Phew! It's more unusual than your
average revenge movie, yet also has enough action to keep things
going. Chow Yun Fat is superb (as ever), both as the God and as the child
he becomes following the accident, complete with a chocolate
craving. Baccarat has never been more exciting.
9/10
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