Georgie Hung has it all: it is beautiful, charming and elegant. But he hides a secret. It’s gay! His father, the leader of a triad, for fear of being dishonored by his young son, decided to expatriate in Thailand. Until Hung came to die … No. 8, the right-hand Hung, decided to go in search of his son that he take over from the family. No. 8 falls on Sam, the roommate, who then passed to Georgia, to fulfill his lifelong dream.
Thus, Sam becomes the leader of the triad, accompanied by the real Georgia, posing as her boyfriend and advice the same time … they will face Cheng, belonging to another triad. Cheng has a snarling hatred against the honor of Blood and driven by its ambition to become the great “Godfather” of triads, it will try to eliminate Georgia …
Trying to catch up on some “classic” cinema of Hong Kong in the last ten years, Enter the Phoenix caught my attention because of its casting boggles the mind and the fact that Stephen Fung is behind the camera. Although criticized by many for its “rebellious lock” that many give him, he had already surprised by her rather good House of Fury. Enter the Phoenix is dragging a reputation for friendly entertainment and after viewing, exactly that emerges: a fun movie, filled with good things but, as it can never really take off, will the rank of “just good “.
The big highlight of Enter the Phoenix, is undoubtedly its cast of luxury. Stephen Fung happened to meet several generations of players. We first of all the old timers, starting with Yuen Biao, who has a small role here at the beginning of the film, we always happy to review, accompanied by the old hands Law Kar- Ying (Beijing With Love) and Michael Chan, who once again after his role in Bad Blood by Dennis Law, is seen sporting a hairstyle “Out of this World” at the beginning of film, it becomes a habit! The comic potential of Chapman To is well established and he proves it once again with good gags funs only if you like a bit of humor con-con such as the guys who are doors in the head .
Enter the Phoenix but is not just a comedy. Stephen Fung wanted to mix genres by incorporating more serious scenes where he tries to address some issues “serious” such as arranged marriages where abuse that are certain to endure the triads (the severed hand for those who sell of bootlegs), and even some fighting / gunfights. Few, these scenes are like the successful passage in the restaurant or a killer posing as a server will attempt to overcome the principal members of the triad of Uzi to blow. The final confrontation between Daniel Wu and Stephen Fung, choreographed by Ma Yuk Sing, really slice the rest of the film. It’s like being in front of a movie Ching Siu Tung (Chinese Ghost Story) with characters that dance in the air, enemies that are literally thrown through walls and (thank you cable) and even if it even the fight is successful, it is far too contrasts with the rest of the film despite the comedy aspect is more realistic.
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