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The
Extra |
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Year: |
1998 |
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Director: |
Alfred
Cheung Kin-Ting |
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Cast: |
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting,
Law Kar-Ying, Francis
Ng Chun-Yu, Christine
Ng Wing-Mei, Law
Koon-Lan, Karen Tong
Bo-Yu, Simon Lui Yu-Yeung,
Almen Wong Pui-Ha,
Mang Hoi, John
Ching Tung, Wong
Chi-Yeung, Ng Chi-Hung,
Lee Siu-Kei, Jamie
Luk Kin-Ming, Joe Cheung
Tung-Cho |
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The
Skinny: |
Occasionally
interesting, but overall an unnecessary experience. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Lots of social and political commentary spice up this benign
comedy about an unemployed film extra (Alfred Cheung) who
ends up being an extra in a Category 3 flick. While that sounds
like a reasonable pitch considering HK’s financial and employment
crisis, the whole film falters underneath lackluster direction
and average performances. Clearly, 80% of the cast appeared
as a favor to Cheung, who’s okay but has never been a performer
that will bring us to the box office. An eerily similar plot
device was handled much better in Lee Lik-Chee's King of
Comedy with Stephen Chow. Granted, the films are totally
different, but at least that film managed to be entertaining.
This movie has amusing moments, but very few. (Kozo 1998) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Widesight Entertainment
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image courtesy
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| LoveHKFilm.com
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