aka: Gu huo zi: Zhi ren zai jiang hu
Year: 1996-2000
Directed: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Raymond Yip Wai-Man
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Triad
Runtime: varies
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English
Cast: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Gigi Lai Chi, Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Anthony Wong, Michelle Reis, Karen Mok, Shu Qi, Nicholas Tse, Sam Lee, Daniel Wu, Sandra Ng, Gigi Leung, Kristy Yeung
IMDb: Gu huo zi: Zhi ren zai jiang hu
Synopsis / Plot
“…the entertaining film series that makes being a triad guy seem like a noble, worthy profession.”
Chinese manga translation about young triad guys on their way up is decent, solid work from the newly formed BOB (Best of the Best), run by Wong Jing, Manfred Wong, and Andrew Lau Wai-Keung. Plot: Young triad guys Chan Ho-Nam (Ekin Cheng), Chicken (Jordan Chan), and their buddies (Jerry Lamb, Michael Tse, and Jason Chu) work for the fatherly Brother B (Ng Chi-Hung) of the Hung Hing group. Eventually, they move up the ladder when they impress their benevolent boss Mr. Chiang (Simon Yam). Things go bad when the scummy Ugly Kwan (Francis Ng) runs Chiang out of the top seat. When our heroes get on Kwan’s bad side, he does his best to screw them big time, leading to all sorts of triad angst. Ultimately, the buddies’ friendship is tested by their individual hardships. Nam and Chicken have a falling out which threatens to destroy the solidarity of the kids. But when it counts, they band together and prevail in gang fights as only young triad guys do. Gigi Lai appears as Smartie, Nam’s stuttering triad girlfriend. The two main stars, Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan, do well, but the film is owned by Francis Ng who hilariously overacts to the film’s benefit. This is decent flick that entertains, but takes itself just a bit too seriously. Ultimately, it glorifies the triad lifestyle, which begs the question: how many kids joined the triad thanks to this movie? (Kozo 1996)-LoveHkFilm
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