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The Midas Touch

2013 · 99 min

A breezy, good-natured showbiz comedy that coasts on charm and light laughs, never demanding much from the viewer.

Overview
A debt collector takes over the management of a group of starlets after their talent agent defaults on a loan, but soon finds he's in over his head.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • friendship
  • class
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Andrew Fung Chih-chiang
Written by
Andrew Fung Chih-chiang, Ho Miu-Kei, Chan Hing-kai, Candy Ng Wing-Shan
Starring
Chapman To Man-Chat, Charlene Choi Chuek-yin, Wong Cho-Lam, Jenny Lau Wai-Suen, Gao Yunxiang, Gillian Chung, He Jiong, Nicholas Tse Ting-fung
Music
Eric Kwok Wai-Leung
Cinematography
Charlie Lam Chi-kin
Runtime
99 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean

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