| A Yuen Woo-Ping movie tapping into modern culture full speed ahead. 80s culture that is and what might've been considered hip then is seriously dated today. Yet, it's a charming mix not so much due to the plethora of bad clothing, break dancing and hairdos but because this is wild 80s Hong Kong cinema. All over the place and barely plotted, Mismatched Couples wins you over for the moment due to the merging of the setting and performer's skills such as Donnie Yen's. Dick Wei is also very funny as an eager fighter but director Yuen never injects any danger into the film despite a final duel between him and Yen. In a supporting role, Woo-Ping himself actually is very likeable or completely annoying depending on who you are, causing harm to himself in pretty much every scene.
It's lighthearted and irrelevant to the max and Mismatched Couples is stuck in time. Mostly in a good way though if you're looking at it from the Hong Kong cinema perspective. I doubt any performer's would want to return to the fashion statement made here though. Also with May Lo, Wong Wan Si and Kenny Perez. |
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