| Concocted by Matrix Productions, directed by Batman Hung and echoing the plot of Memento, the non-related sequel to Cash Chin's Naked Poison is certainly not subtle about its shameless cinematic thievery. But the welcome return of Category III nastiness and raunchiness in 2000 by Cash Chin doesn't extend to Batman Hung's work here. So that's why it's theft and not shameless behaviour. Padded to an endless 100 minutes, in this case it's not the routine sex scenes taking up space but the thriller plot about Ann (Sophie Ngan) trying to regain her memory by writing clues over her body as that memory only stays for 15 minutes at a time. Helped out by a cop (Mark Cheng), the crucial part to remember the details of is the night of the murder of Ann's boyfriend Kent (Matthew Ng). So she starts revisiting her life that included lesbian love, autoerotic asphyxiation and S & M. Yay for the viewer? You would think so and there is certainly audience friendly elements present in the sex on display but taking over all that is awkward acting by lead Ngan (bless her heart, she does try), thin and uninteresting plotting that certainly doesn't deserve this much video tape. A smarter producer could still have created similar content to this shot on video production but halted at 75-80 minutes. I promise, the ride could've even been worth it for detractors of the current product. |
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