Her Fatal Ways II- And hilarity followed with her
Fearless and overconfident PRC’s devotee Inspector Shih-Nan
returns in this priceless sequel to do what she does best- causing raging chaos
of comical situations wherever she goes!
Release Info
Directed by: Alfred Cheung Starring: Carol Dodo Cheng, Waise Lee, Alfred Cheung
Language: Cantonese Original Title: Biao ji, ni hao ye! xu ji Movie Industry: Hong Kong Runtime: 96 min
Plot
The movie opens with Shih-Nan (Carol Cheng) as a decorated
and promoted police instructor in Mainland China, educating young recruits in
terms of fluency in foreign languages, martial arts, and the ability to see
through the walls, even though she herself has no experience of such things.
Her loyal nephew and confused as always, Sheng (Alfred Cheung), is still
working with her, and to the pair joins another “expert” who is a kung-fu guide
called Tiger Hsu (Michael Wong). The team ends up investigating a murder case which leads
them back to Hong Kong in order to unravel the triad’s black market for smuggling
weaponry. What could possibly go wrong on such a mission?
A decent sequel
To be honest, this was the very first film from “Her Fatal
Ways” series that I was able to get my hands on and from the very first scene
of “learning English” till the showdown with “mentally controlled bullets,” I
was genuinely chuckling and laughing. In comparison with modern comedy crap
that gets a wide release (and I mean not only American flicks, but also, Polish
comedies, have a habit of sucking big time too) the movie is really funny. It
is a light-hearted comedy and it does its job flawlessly.
Cheng again does one heck of an acting job with her
performance, but the rest of the cast (from supporting to really minor roles)
is not lagging behind either. Scenes with Alfred Cheung using “ExtraSensory
Perception” are laughable and the case is the same with the sleepwalking Wu
(Waise Lee), a HK officer collaborating with Shih-Nan on the investigation.
Drawbacks
In terms of disadvantages, there’s nothing worth mentioning;
except maybe the love subplot between Shih-Nan and Wu that goes totally
nowhere, but still, this is like a small pseudo-theme of each movie and the
issue was also self-referenced in the subsequent sequel. However, if one wants
to add a romantic undertone into a movie and make it pointless at the very end,
why bother employing it in the first place?
Apart from that issue, the movie is highly enjoyable. We’ve
got Shih-Nan’s continuous tirades in praise of communism and the proletariat’s
glory, slapstick humour, karaoke singing, and a triad shootout. What more can
you ask for?
Recommendations
I safely recommend this particular film to anyone who wants
to have a good laugh. The movie has no explicit content and it can be enjoyed
with family members as well as a bunch of friends. However, if the mockery of
cultural differences and stereotypes is not your cup of tea, then you may want
to watch something else. All in all, the movie’s fun!
Overall score: 7/10
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