Daai cheung foo (2003)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Ho-Cheung Pang

Writers:

Patrick Kong (writer)
Erica Lee (writer)

Release Date:

11 September 2003 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

After their wifes are going to Thailand with her friends, Tin and his friends Cheung, Chao and Paul...

Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | Adultery

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Eric Tsang	...	Tin
Chapman To	...	Chao
Jordan Chan	...	Cheung
Spirit Blue	...	Paul
Teresa Mo	...	Carrie
Candy Lo	...	Anna
Marsha Yuen	...	Ching
Tiffany Lee	...	Luk Tsui-fung
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellen Chan	...	Herself
Kin Fung Chan	...	Steward
Pak-cheung Chan	...	Yeung
Stephanie Che	...	Cindy
Tat-Ming Cheung	...	Bellboy
Coco Chiang	...	Woman in black
Sui-man Chim	...	Baggio
Kar Lok Chin	...	Himself
Donna Chu	...	Yeung's wife
Maria Cordero	...	JoJo
Belinda Hamnett	...	Airline passenger
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Himself
Timmy Hung	...	Himself
Eric Kot	...	Man in elevator
Suet Lam	...	Sgt. Chan
Annabelle Lau	...	Mary
Tony Leung Ka Fai	...	Uncle Ninth
Yuan Lin	...	Stewardess
Jackie Lui Chung-yin	...	Traffic policeman
Teresa Mak	...	San
Carlo Ng Ka-Lok	...	Himself
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	Uncle Ninth's Wife
Ho-Cheung Pang	...	Uncle Ninth's buddy
Wai-On Peng	...	Reporter
Jenny Raven	...	Young JoJo
Alan Tam	...	Himself
Kwok Cheung Tsang	...	Young Tin
Ken Wong	...	Hotel manager
Otto Wong	...	Reporter
Yat Tung Wong	...	Lady in elevator
Courtney Wu	...	Womanizer

Also Known As:

Da zhang fu (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Men Suddenly in Black (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

France:98 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Anytime Pictures Co. Ltd.

Great fun, a brilliantly inventive and stylish comedy.

A comedy about adultery? Quite innovative no? This is surely what you'll be thinking all through this decent hk comedy. The story is about a group of friends who go to Thailand to cheat on their wives. They have been doing this for a while and now have a new member to their 'club'. The 'leader' Tins nephew. They all embark on this trip but things take a turn for the worse when the wives discover whats going on. For a comedy, this has a nice amount of depth to it. The character Tin, reminisces throughout the film about another member of the group who got caught by his wifey. His recollections are funny as its all taken so seriously. These men will do anything to avoid being discovered by their wives, who always seem to cotton on to their plans. They run their little trips like a business and cover their tracks as best they can. Eg they use cash at all times and come equipped with condoms! Their are some funny scenes involving condoms and the accidental use of a credit card though I won't ruin your enjoyment here. Just believe me, this is intelligent, fresh comedy. Barely a cliché in sight. The film also maintains its coolness and originality by having some great scenes. One is when the group are escaping from one brothel, they are being snapped by reporters. A tip off from the wives! Though the twist here is that the cameras make gunshot noises and the scene plays out like a gun battle. I found this funny and highly entertaining. This comedy even manages to throw in a few semi serious dramatic scenes. Their are surges of emotion which gives the viewer a nice attachment to the characters, all of whom are unique in their own ways. To conclude, this is a highly enjoyable farce. Its original and different from the get go and its simply entertaining. If you like a comedy with a little more depth than say a steven chow flick look no further than this. Oh that reminds me, nearing this films end their are some nice little cameos, which is kind of the icing on the cake to the film. ENJOY!