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March 03, 2024
A prestige project. Felix Chong brings his take on Wolf of Wall Street, with a slew of familiar Hong Kong faces and a hefty budget to boot. The result is decent enough, but it's the type of film that's been done before and that feels stifled by the current Chinese censorship laws, which is a real bummer.
Henry Ching is a dreamer, and 70s Hong Kong is a place where dreams come true, especially for those who dare to take risks. Ching eyes the stock market, but making money there requires you to be crafty. It doesn't take long before the police are on his tail, getting him arrested won't be so easy though.
Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Simon Yam, and that's just the start of it. They all do a solid job, but this isn't the type of film where you can truly excel as an actor. The cinematography is polished, and the pacing decent enough, but the rise and fall story is basic and the ending is predictable. Solid filler, but nothing more.