| Ever wanted to see a film where a huge aspect of it is dedicated to making fun of Michael Wong? Jamie Luk gives you the chance with the amusingly named The Case Of The Cold Fish. Wong plays an SDU trained cop who's sent to a village on Tai O island to solve a murder case. In fact it's probably the only criminal case in the village for quite some time, as evident in the laid back nature to the local police force (lead by a very funny Michael Chow).
While very low-budget, director Luk gets superb comic situations from his characters and surroundings. Not only is Wong made fun of constantly because of his gwailo looks (and Chow calls him Jerk, Sir throughout), the cast of characters are a bunch of originals who's not about to let a criminal investigation disrupt their lives just because someone quote unquote important is handling the case. The banter that occurs between characters carries the film wonderful well also, making The Case Of The Cold Fish one of those underrated and undiscovered efforts out of Hong Kong cinema. Not that Michael Wong is progressing as an actor in this one but he's a good sport, being the butt of many jokes (including why he's speaking English most of the time). Shing Fui-On co-stars as a fellow cop called, wait for it, Keanu Reeves! |
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