Movie

Perfect Exchange

1993 · 105 min

A chaotic, fast-paced Hong Kong caper that mixes slapstick, gunplay, and casino swindles into an entertaining but uneven ride.

Overview: Mindy Chan (Andy Lau) is a top-notched gambler/swindler. His girlfriend Lily (Christy Chung) and friend Ah Chi are card dealers at the casino where bad guy Lau and his mistress Mona (Anita Lee) frequent. Chor Hung (Tony Leung Ka-Fai), a play on the Chinese name for famed retired actress Cherie Chung, is a senior security guard at the local prison. During a card game, Ah Chi and Mindy swindle millions of dollars from Lau, but they are caught. Lau makes a deal with Mindy - in exchange for Ah Chi (who had been kidnapped), Mindy needs to go to prison and find out where a guy named Robinson (Kwan Hoi-San) has hidden $3 billion dollars worth of bonds.
How it feels: Absurd, campy, light and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Deception, crime, betrayal, revenge
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: deception
crime
betrayal
revenge
greed
Places: big city
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong