Post by idolfan on Jul 4, 2013 23:04:17 GMT 7
BLIND DETECTIVE
Hong Kong director Johnnie To's latest rom-com crime thriller is certainly a delightful and entertaining watch. “Blind Detective” marks the seventh collaboration between Hong Kong superstars Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng and their fourth with To. The previous time that the so called “box office golden team” collaborated together was in 2004, in the romantic comedy, “Yesterday Once More”. Lau and Cheng also sang the theme song for this movie, both in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Once more the duo made an appealing partnership, Lau as former brilliant detective, Johnston Chong and Cheng as an upcoming rookie detective, Goldie Ho. Chong was compelled to leave the police force after he lost his sight four years ago and has since been making a living as a private investigator by solving long abandoned cold cases for monetary rewards. The duo portrayed their roles very well, Lau as the brilliant, suave and smart blind detective and Cheng as the rambunctious upcoming detective. Both of them have excellent chemistry together and both looks very happy and at ease pairing off.
Chong being blind, somewhat have some sixth sense and uses his powers of deduction, always projecting himself into the victim’s shoes at the crime scene to try to act out the whole process. On the other hand, Ho is the high spirited police detective who is harbouring a secret, her childhood friend, Minnie disappeared one night after she refused to go out with her and that was 10 years ago. Ho enlisted the help of Chong to help her find Minnie after witnessing his ability to solve a case. He accepts the case with his own personal agenda in mind and of course with a hefty sum of reward.
One of the film’s most funny and enjoyable scene involve a hammer, a helmet and a TV set whereby the duo reconstructed one of the crime scene in a morgue and projected themselves into the shoes of the victim and killer. Chong has plenty of imagination and he has a habit of visualizing and communicating with the murder victims which makes the journey of investigation more interesting. In another case, Ho had to take on the roles of jilted women who had gone missing to investigate who may have killed them and Chong made her change into different costumes and undergo several difficult experiences to really get into the roles. You will also get to see lots of different cuisine throughout the movie as Chong seems to be stuffing himself with food in every other scene.
“Blind Detective” opens in local cinema on 4 July.
Hong Kong director Johnnie To's latest rom-com crime thriller is certainly a delightful and entertaining watch. “Blind Detective” marks the seventh collaboration between Hong Kong superstars Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng and their fourth with To. The previous time that the so called “box office golden team” collaborated together was in 2004, in the romantic comedy, “Yesterday Once More”. Lau and Cheng also sang the theme song for this movie, both in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Once more the duo made an appealing partnership, Lau as former brilliant detective, Johnston Chong and Cheng as an upcoming rookie detective, Goldie Ho. Chong was compelled to leave the police force after he lost his sight four years ago and has since been making a living as a private investigator by solving long abandoned cold cases for monetary rewards. The duo portrayed their roles very well, Lau as the brilliant, suave and smart blind detective and Cheng as the rambunctious upcoming detective. Both of them have excellent chemistry together and both looks very happy and at ease pairing off.
Chong being blind, somewhat have some sixth sense and uses his powers of deduction, always projecting himself into the victim’s shoes at the crime scene to try to act out the whole process. On the other hand, Ho is the high spirited police detective who is harbouring a secret, her childhood friend, Minnie disappeared one night after she refused to go out with her and that was 10 years ago. Ho enlisted the help of Chong to help her find Minnie after witnessing his ability to solve a case. He accepts the case with his own personal agenda in mind and of course with a hefty sum of reward.
One of the film’s most funny and enjoyable scene involve a hammer, a helmet and a TV set whereby the duo reconstructed one of the crime scene in a morgue and projected themselves into the shoes of the victim and killer. Chong has plenty of imagination and he has a habit of visualizing and communicating with the murder victims which makes the journey of investigation more interesting. In another case, Ho had to take on the roles of jilted women who had gone missing to investigate who may have killed them and Chong made her change into different costumes and undergo several difficult experiences to really get into the roles. You will also get to see lots of different cuisine throughout the movie as Chong seems to be stuffing himself with food in every other scene.
“Blind Detective” opens in local cinema on 4 July.