Despite being a big fan of Maggie Cheung then I never gotten around to watch this comedy from 1988. And given the fact that I have had the movie in my movie Collection for close to 10 years also. But I finally got around to watching it.
And with it now having been watched, I can say that this is a very generic Hong Kong comedy for the time it was made. With that in mind, don't get me wrong, because I am not stating that it is a bad movie. Just that it follows a very standard 'how-to-make-a-comedy' recipe. And if you have seen just a few of the comedies from Hong Kong from the late Eighties, then you know what you are in for here.
The story in "Double Fattiness" (aka "Shuang fei lin men") is about Luk Siu-Fung (played by Lydia Shum) who owns and runs a pizza restaurant with her husband Mo Jup-shu (played by Bill Tung) and son Mo Tak-Go (played by Eric Tsang). They are being pressured into selling their lot in order for a company raise new buildings. Luk Siu-Fung dies from a heart attack and her spirit becomes reincarnated into the body of the young and beautiful Diana (played by Maggie Cheung).
All in all, then it is a fun storyline that does offer the occasional wholehearted laugh here and there. But what makes the movie work is the cast list which included some good Hong Kong talents. And if you are familiar with the Hong Kong cinema, then the four main talents should be no strangers to you.
But the generic nature of the movie makes it a bit too mundane, which was a shame. But hey, at least you know exactly what you are getting into.
And with it now having been watched, I can say that this is a very generic Hong Kong comedy for the time it was made. With that in mind, don't get me wrong, because I am not stating that it is a bad movie. Just that it follows a very standard 'how-to-make-a-comedy' recipe. And if you have seen just a few of the comedies from Hong Kong from the late Eighties, then you know what you are in for here.
The story in "Double Fattiness" (aka "Shuang fei lin men") is about Luk Siu-Fung (played by Lydia Shum) who owns and runs a pizza restaurant with her husband Mo Jup-shu (played by Bill Tung) and son Mo Tak-Go (played by Eric Tsang). They are being pressured into selling their lot in order for a company raise new buildings. Luk Siu-Fung dies from a heart attack and her spirit becomes reincarnated into the body of the young and beautiful Diana (played by Maggie Cheung).
All in all, then it is a fun storyline that does offer the occasional wholehearted laugh here and there. But what makes the movie work is the cast list which included some good Hong Kong talents. And if you are familiar with the Hong Kong cinema, then the four main talents should be no strangers to you.
But the generic nature of the movie makes it a bit too mundane, which was a shame. But hey, at least you know exactly what you are getting into.
