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The
Royal Scoundrel |
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AKA: |
Son
of the Beach |
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai |
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Year: |
1990 |
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Director: |
Johnnie
To Kei-Fung |
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Producer: |
Raymond
Wong Bak-Ming |
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Cast: |
Tony
Leung Chiu-Wai, Wu
Chien-Lien, Ng
Man-Tat, Waise
Lee Chi-Hung, Wong
Yat-Fei, Wong Tin-Lam |
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The
Skinny: |
Silly,
forgettable action comedy starring bigtime HK actors. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
This
early teaming of Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Wu Chien-Lien
is interesting because they’re so damn young and unskilled
at acting. Chiu-Wai is a maverick cop (called “Beach
Boy”) who spends most of his time sneering or acting
obnoxious. Wu Chien-Lien is ultra-cute as his live-in
Mainlander, who he rescues after they take down her
evil stepdad. Ng Man-Tat is the inept partner and Waise
Lee is the dashing, but crooked captain.
Director Johnnie To's
uneven flick is quite typical of Hong Kong commercial
cinema, i.e. sometimes embarrassingly silly, with cheesy
romantic montages. A forgotten film and understandably
so, but not totally without merit. At the very least,
the actors are enjoyable to watch and there's some definite
camp value in watching great actors act badly. Between
this and The Returning, you can see that Tony
Leung and Wu Chien-Lien have improved considerably
as actors. (Kozo
1996) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Joy Sales
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Cantonese Language Track
Dolby Digital 2.0
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image
courtesy of Fortune Star
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