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The Tricky Master

1999 · 93 min

A breezy, silly caper full of gambling tricks and slapstick, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by: Wong Jing
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring: Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Stephen Chow, Sandra Ng Kwan-yu

Overview: Undercover cop Leung Foon is having trouble taking down the illegal trading operation headed by crime boss Ferrari. So to accomplish his mission, he asks for help from the renowned Master Wong, an expert in gambling tricks.

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Directed by: Wong Jing
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring: Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Stephen Chow, Sandra Ng Kwan-yu

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 2 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
revenge
crime
ambition
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: action, comedy, crime
Directed by: Wong Jing
Written by: Wong Jing
Starring: Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Stephen Chow, Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Suki Kwan Sau-mei, Wong Jing, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei, Bobby Yip Kin-sang, Ken Lo Wai-kwong
Music: Lincoln Lo
Cinematography: Ko Chiu-Lam
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese, Japanese, English

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