| Being connected to The Spooky Family from the year before, Spiritual Trinity more or less feels like a very unremarkable horror-comedy entry with comedic family banter and the odd ghostbusting battle inserted to sell the film. However when director Ng Min-Kan (Deadful Melody) clashes the characters played by Kent Cheng, Lam Ching Ying and Pauline Wong, a surprising amount of character can be found in the potential love triangle at hand. From a genre that never really needed to rely on conflicts and depth to characters, Spiritual Trinity exceeds expectations for a little while. The focus is in fact good to the degree that the final ghost battle seems like an afterthought. When those sequences do hit, they contain the requisite energy Hong Kong cinema could put forth while sleeping but neither that or overall content in Spiritual Trinity makes it a TRUE classic. Peter Chan Lung, Gigi Lai and Bonnie Fu also appear. |
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