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This is not a pure Stephen Chow movie, but rather one that he co-stars in with Nick Cheung. Luckily both actors have good roles and perform well, as do the supporting cast. It's one of the best-written and -directed Wong Jing movies I've seen yet and I'd say it's one of Chow's top-ten films. Some of the fight scenes are pretty good and lots of the comedy is very funny. I had a great time with it. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| | | | | Love him or hate him, Wong Jing has the power to make you laugh. He isn't afraid of low brow humor or laughing at himself. He's done some of his best work with Stephen Chow, including one of my personal favorites "Sixty Million Dollar Man." A true test for a comedy is if you can laugh at a second or third viewing. "Tricky Master 2000" passes with flying colors. Wong Jing's quick, slap-dash work actually helps to keep the film fresh. You can tell that everyone involved had a good time making this movie. You forget that there's a script and that people are acting. It all seems extemporaneous. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| I really enjoyed the movie. Of all the summer movies I saw, this was one of the best. It was quite clever in the use of some digital special effects, like the "mantis" shadow on the wall behind bad guy Dragon Ferrari, played by Wong Jing. Quite the 'actor', Jing steals the show as the 'bad guy'. I had quite a few belly laughs with Sandra Ng! She should do more movies. The comedic business with Chiau Sing Chi and his bodyguards' arms was very funny, although he did seem to be sleepwalking through most of his scenes. Lot's of kung fu comedy and tributes to Bruce Lee, of course, are sprinkled throughout the movie. It is a major spoof of several HK film series; God of Gamblers, Conman, Wong Fei Hung, Young & Dangerous, etc. Nick Cheung is much funnier here than Chiau. Stephen Chiau Sing Chi worked 12 hours a day on Wong Jing's TRICKY MASTER, got paid 1.1 million and has 8 scenes. Wong Jing used several directors to help finish the movie quickly, including Aman Chang [Raped by an Angel 3], Bosco Lam [Underground Banker], and Andrew Lau [The Storm Riders]. However, Andrew Lau Wai Keung could not take it and left after working one day with Chiau. In the end, Wong Jing had to wrap it up. In the HK press Wong said, "Besides me, who else can stand him! A lot of people are hard to take. Sing Jai has his own style. Those who can accept it call it style, those who can't call it hard to take. I can accept anyone." Another GOOD Wong Jing movie! |
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