Viewer Comments:Conman In Tokyo
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Typicial kung fu gambling comedy, nothing special here except for an appearance by Yasuaki Kurata.
| Conman In Tokyo is an obvious effort to revive the "cool gambler" film (if it ever died, I'm not sure) that was so popular in Hong Kong. Instead of Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau or even Stephen Chow we are given Louis Koo this time around as our suave gambler of the far east. There are even homages to the original God of Gamblers when a Japanese woman bares her shoulders, revealing her yakuza tattoos, something which made the original practioner of this gesture, Michiko Nishiwaki, so memorable. However, to poke fun at the sub-genre which he helped establish, producer Wong Jing, throws in the comedic protagonists own tattoo collection of cartoon characters such as Pikachu. I found this quite funny. If you are not in to the "mo lai" style of comedy then do not watch this movie!! However I enjoy this genre immensely and found the movie quite entertaining. This is the first I have seen of Louis Koo and his stoic attitude is more of a reminder of Chow Yun-Fat's cool persona which graced the original and greatest of the "God of Gamblers" films. Whoever the costar was, I feel he stole the show. When it comes to goofy sidekicks it does not get much better. Chris Tucker should take lessons from this guy. I give it 3 stars out of 4 stars. Did I mention the fight scenes are pretty good also? |
This think this is a good movie. It contains many action, comedy, and love story. Nick Cheung is really funny in the movie, Louis is really cool, Christy look very sexy and Athena, well you have a good looking one 'Christy' and then you get a ugly one 'Athena'. This movie is worth watching. 8/10 (10/10 if Athena wasn't in it).
One of the few DVDs released by Deltamac, Conman In Tokyo comes to us on a very sharp looking DVD. My only previous experience with Deltamac was with some of their great looking VCDs. Their DVD lineup seems to be continuing the high quality production. Conman in Tokyo is a great blend of action and comedy. Nick Cheung is great in this one, providing many hilarious scenes. The humor is typical Wong Jing so expect some low brow humor. The action sequences are fairly tame compared to a full blown martial arts film, but they are well done and sport some impressive choreography. The production is slick in this one except for some cheesy CGI effects. I would definitely recommend a viewing of this one. For me it had a vibe much like that of Tokyo Raiders.
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