Reviews:Escape From Hong Kong Island
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ALTERNATE SYNOPSIS:
Jordan Chan and Chapman To from MEN SUDDENLY IN BLACK reunite in this dark comedy! Cocky manager Raymond (Chan) finds himself out of a job when he's fired. He quickly secures a new job with the help of his pal Bey (To), but he must travel to Bey's workplace in Kowloon to sign the contract by 5 pm. Crossing the harbor became very difficult for Raymond, however, when he is mugged. With no money, Raymond must now find a way to get out of Hong Kong Island and get to his new job in time. His attempts to achieve his goal will also teach him a valuable lesson in life.
-Tai Seng
| Maybe I'm suffering from a bit of writer's block, but I don't really have that much to say about Escape from Hong Kong Island. Perhaps it's because I'm not from Hong Kong or speak Cantonese and don't get a lot of the jokes, but honestly, I didn't find anything of interest in the movie. On the other hand, nothing really stuck out as being truly bad either. Try as I might, I just can't work up any real feelings over this film.
Escape from Hong Kong Island is really just a straight-up average-as-vanilla movie. The story about a cocky stock trader (played by Jordan Chan) who gets mugged and must still try to get across Hong Kong Harbour to meet his new boss is really nothing special. The actors (even Chapman To, who plays a cop who hounds Jordan) do a good job, but nothing great. The jokes are funny, but nothing side-splitting here. Do you get the point yet? Fans of Jordan Chan will probably dig this movie more than the average viewer, but frankly, Escape from Hong Kong Island is so luke-warm that I can't see anyone getting all that worked up about it. |
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