Gui Ma Zhi Duo Xing
1981 / 94m - Hong Kong
Comedy, Crime
3.5*/5.0*
All the Wrong Clues poster

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April 25, 2009

3.5*/5.0*

An old Hark film that managed to win me over one minute at a time. The film starts off rather plainly and I didn't have very high hopes for it the first 30 minutes or so, but then Hark gets into his groove. It's rare that I see a film that gets a lot better as it progresses, I definitely wouldn't have expected it from a Hong Kong comedy, but here we are.

When Capone is released from prison, he plans to seek out the private detective who put him away. Capone feels he was trapped, and he wants revenge for the time he wasted in jail. The detective gets help from a close friend who warns him about Capone's plans, but Capone gathers some friends of his own to track down the detective.

The first half hour, the plot and comedy aren't all that great. Then follows a pretty cool bar scene where Hark shows he can do better. And from that point on, the film grows funnier and more entertaining by the minute. The performances are solid, the cinematography is on point and the finale is pretty damn awesome. Hark showcases his potential, and the rest is history