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posted April 09, 2002 09:14                  

Mai hung pak yang (You Shoot, I Shoot 2001 Hong Kong)

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***1/2 of ****
Rated: unrated, but give it an average R
Length: 94 minutes
Languages: Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin
Format: 35mm, 1.85
Writer: Vincent Kuk
Director: Edmond Pang
Production Company: Golden Harvest Entertainment, Linksun International
Producer: Raymond Chow, Gin Lau
Executive Producer: Vincent Kuk, Edmond Pang
Cast:
Eric Kot: Bart
Cheung Tat-ming: Cheung
Audrey Fong: Ling
Miao Feilin: Mrs. Ma
Asuka Higuchi: Michiko
Chan Fai-hung: Bill

This was the US Premiere that I saw in Madison Wisconsin at the Orpheum - Stage Door Theater. This twisted violent comedy has continuous laughter as the story progresses further and further over the top. When there's a slow down in the contract killing business, a famed assassin teams up with a studied assistant director of film to improve business. They begin to market contract killing as a fashionable consumer experience. They include for the customer, a high quality production video of the hit. Consumerism takes over with advertising gimmicks. "The more you kill, the more you save!" The high society women compete with each other to see who can order the best assassination. Competition heats up as a very big hit comes up with very picky parameters. Events get out of hand when priorities are brushed aside. "It's not fixing, it's post production!" Tat-ming as the video director is really the foundation of this movie. His acting is strong in this role, and as he warps, so do we. Be aware that a lot of murders occur in this solid comedy with a multicultural comedic score, but see it if you can.

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