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Once a Gangster

2010 1h 34m Comedy Drama List
Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A successful restaurateur (Jordan Chan) must temporarily replace a mob boss (Alex Fong).
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- L Plain rubbish to waste your time Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review Audience Member Funny enough and quirky enough to recommend. And it breaks into a musical halfway through the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCJ9ixjER00& Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member I see the writer-director Felix Chong brings back the <i>Young and Dangerous</i> boys in a triad movie satire about aging gangsters thrust into a potential gang war where only one can emerge victorious. This film was clearly done on the cheap, and Chong doesn't compensate well. Many scenes take place in distracting darkness, where the shadows seem to exist only to hide the fact that they couldn't afford quality art direction. The performances are wildly uneven too, with many of the actors seemingly acting against rather than with one another. For a first-time solo effort, Chong does a passable job, but there's room for improvement. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I see the writer-director Felix Chong brings back the <i>Young and Dangerous</i> boys in a triad movie satire about aging gangsters thrust into a potential gang war where only one can emerge victorious. This film was clearly done on the cheap, and Chong doesnâ(TM)t compensate well. Many scenes take place in distracting darkness, where the shadows seem to exist only to hide the fact that they couldn't afford quality art direction. The performances are wildly uneven too, with many of the actors seemingly acting against rather than with one another. For a first-time solo effort, Chong does a passable job, but there's room for improvement. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member After watching this, I have only two comments: 1. absolutely liberalist 2. Ekin and Jordan are the most fucking ones in the film =] So, who said liberty is not equal who is good in nature~ Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Olihan tässäkin hetkensä, mutta ei kuitenkaan kokonaisuutena toiminut. Itämainen komedia on vaikea laji, vaikka triadeista pystyykin vääntämään aika hyvin vitsiä. No ainakin Eking Cheng ja Jordan Chan oli saatu aika monen vuoden jälkeen samaan leffaan, jos sitä nyt meriitiksi voi sanoa. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A successful restaurateur (Jordan Chan) must temporarily replace a mob boss (Alex Fong).
Director
Felix Chong
Screenwriter
Felix Chong
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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