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Ah sou (2005)
Strong Acting does not save bad film
I don't understand how Ching-Po Wong could make such a muck of a film. It's over extended shots, slow pace, and annoying use of fades kill the visual of the film, and to make things more awry Wong uses slow motion in countless shots for no apparent reason other then to make what would be a rather dull shot less dull.
The Creativity of adding animated sequences into the film gave the over film an over all innocent tone which was nice to see and Eric Tsang, Simon Yam, Alex Fong and Anothony Wong give captivating strong performances as the four childhood friends, who move to lead the Hong Kong underworld, and come to care for an innocent young girl. New comer Annie Lui also gives a believable portrayal of this young girl brought into a world she knows nothing of and wants no part of. Though her cry fits sometimes drew on my last nerve.
Perhaps the worst part of this film was the lack of sense. Here we are to believe that a bunch of Hong Kong heavy hitter mobsters would disband and become good people all because the daughter of a once prominent mob leader sacrificed her life to save her uncles? Okay, maybe. But the film didn't create enough tension for me to believe they'd give it all up on account of some girl.
While the message is clear it was not presented in a wonderful manner, and thus suffers in it's delivery. Although the climatic sequence in which all the survivors of the car battle rampage move to lift the car to save 'Ah Sou' and her uncle was quite moving, it was cheap. I felt cheated.