Leofwine_draca Review of Baan sau chuk dak hin dui

Baan sau chuk dak hin dui (2002)

Watch it for the cast, if you must

[4/10 · 22 August 2018]

SHARK BUSTERS is an unusual Hong Kong comedy/drama from director Herman Yau, the man best known for his gruesome efforts in the Category III genre. This one's an oddball, offbeat kind of social enterprise which explores the rule of loan sharks in Hong Kong and how their influence even reaches the police force. For the first half it plays out as a typical comedy, with plenty of Chinese humour, although things get a bit more serious in the second half. Truth be told, it's a bit of a misfire, not really excelling as either drama or comedy. The best thing it has going for it are some well-judged performances from the likes of Danny Lee, Ken Lo, Lam Suet, and, best of all, the great Fung Hark-On who gets a MUCH bigger role than usual.