Laughing gor chi bin chit (Turning Point) (2009)
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Release Date: Aug 13, 2009 Wide
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A triad gangster wrestles with conflicting loyalties after being selected by his boss to become a mole within the police force, then being recruited by the Head of District Anti-Triad Squad to go undercover and infiltrate the underworld. Anthony Wong and Michael Tse star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Aug 13, 2009 Wide
Nov 24, 2009
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April 27, 2011
Dean McKenna
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Turning Point is Herman Yau's attempt at a Hong Kong crime drama. It also serves as a prequel to the Laughing Gor character in the television series EU.While not entirely confusing, the story comes across as messy. There are a lot of lengthy flashbacks to help explain a variety of situations, but all the back and forth switching disrupts the flow of the film. The run time itself doesn't even reach 90 minutes; however this picture feels much longer. The pacing is moderate and there isn't much going on to raise the interest level in the film.A few triad beatings, a car chase, and a mediocre shooting sequence round up the action, which leaves the film really uneventful. This is a true shame.Michael Tse is considered the lead actor of the film, but he is not the star. Anthony Wong, although weird looking with his mo-hawkish hairdo, and Francis Ng steal Tse's spotlight. This isn't surprising, since both Wong and Ng are no strangers to these types of films.In the end, Turning Point isn't bad a movie; it just isn't special in any way. There is no rush to see this.
November 19, 2009
JY Skacto
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The movie focuses on how Laughing made his escape, and try to avoid the killing from the secret society after the opening scene. The process is short, thus it is back by various flashbacks on the past, such as how Laughing ends up a gangster, Brother Yat's past with the police force, and Laughing's love life with Karen (Fala Chen), the younger sister of Zatoi (Francis Ng). An overdoing of flashbacks has kill the joy of watching the movie, which leads to plenty of confusion.
However, with his progressively silly wardrobe changes, Anthony Wong appears to be slumming, and his character's abrupt change in the third act doesn't help matters either. Instead, it's Francis Ng who ends up giving the best performance. Ng's Zatoi will probably end up being a more memorable character than Laughing himself thanks to a well-written twist and a consistently solid performance throughout. On the other hand, without the charm he showed on television, Michael Tse simply spends the film running and acting tough, which doesn't make for a very interesting character.