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         Gam gai (Golden Chicken) (2002)
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Recensie (kan spoilers bevatten)

Released at the end of 2002, this comedy may have been a bit overshadowed by the likes of Infernal Affairs and Hero, which is unfortunate, as this is actually one of the most refreshing and hilarious comedies I've seen from Hong Kong in a while. 
The film is a showcase for Sandra Ng, who gives a colourful performance that is both over the top in a very funny way and yet nuanced and quite touching.

She plays Kum, a hooker trapped in an ATM booth with a desperate, unemployed sob (Eric Tsang) who initially tried to rob her of her last 100 dollars. 
She spends the night telling him her life story, which turns out to be a funny and bittersweet reflection of HK's rise and fall from the early eighties to the big spending heydays a decade later and then finally to the market crash and the ensuing economic hardships after the real estate bubble had burst.

Punctuated by cameos from big name stars like Andy Lau and Tony Leung Kar-Fai, the movie features a series of scenes that are set against the backdrop of cultural and political highlights of the last twenty years, held together by Sandra Ng's wonderful performance.
It's refeshing to see a movie so intentionally focused on local stories and issues at a time when so many other HK films have opted for being bland generic formula pictures aimed at an international audience. 
And while I doubt HK will experience a miraculous recovery similar to the happy end of the film, it was still heartwarming to see.

Highly recommended. 


 Genre............: Drama/Comedy
 Year.............: 2002
 Country..........: Hong KOng
 Director.........: Leung Chun 'Samson' Chiu 
 Source...........: Retail (not my rip)
 DVD Format.......: NTSC
 DVD Size.........: DVD5 
 Programs used....: -
 Screen Format....: 16:9
 Audio Language...: cantonese
 Audio Format.....: 2.0 D.D. 
 Subtitles........: Chinese and English
 Runtime..........: 106 min

 Menu.............: [X] Yes
 DVD Extras.......: [ ] No

Veel kijkplezier bij deze aparte,leuke,grappige HK (Hong Kong) film !
Engelse subtitles, deze film zie je bijna nooit laat staan met Nederlandse subs dus ik zou hem zo wie zo meenemen is mijn advies...
Misschien is iemand nog eens bereid er Custom NL subs bij te plakken ;-)

Als iemand Gam Gai 2 (2003) toevallig een keer ergens ziet rondzweven, please wil je die dan  Spotten, ik zou die film graag willen zien.
Groeten van
Moosey