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Goodbye, Mr. Cool

2001 · 101 min

A gritty, fast-moving triad drama that mixes brutal gang violence with a reluctant antihero's quiet struggle to stay out.

Directed by
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Karen Mok Man-wai, Rain Lee Choi-Wah
Overview
Ekin Cheng stars in this gritty triad action drama as Dragon, a talented former hitman who has reformed and is now a waiter at a blue collar cafe. However, when his ex-girlfriend becomes the queen of the Underworld, she becomes determined to entice him back to a life of crime. Resistant at first, Dragon gets pulled back into the crime world as a violent gang war erupts.

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Directed by
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Karen Mok Man-wai, Rain Lee Choi-Wah
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • redemption
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Directed by
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Written by
Susan Chan Suk-Yin, Yeung Sin-ling
Starring
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Karen Mok Man-wai, Rain Lee Choi-Wah, Jackie Lui Chung-yin, Pin-Yuan Huang, Lam Suet, Chapman To Man-Chat, Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen
Cinematography
Wong Wai-Chuen, Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Runtime
101 min
Country
Hong Kong, China
Languages
Cantonese

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