Every Lunar New Year in Hong Kong sees films released to please holiday audiences.
This year is no exception, with comedies to the fore in the shape of Table for Six 2 and Rob N Roll. Post film editor Edmund Lee reviewed those two, and Moon Thieves – a heist thriller starring Mirror boy band idols. Read on to see what he made of them.
Table for Six 2
Dayo Wong Tze-wah may be missing from this sequel to 2022 box office sensation Table for Six, but his absence is barely felt amid the mayhem surrounding the returning quintet.
Gone is the meticulous scripting of the original, however, as director Sunny Chan Wing-sun embraces chaos in a plot about a wedding planning business.
Rob N Roll
A character-driven crime drama, Rob N Roll stars Lam Ka-tung as Robby, a downtrodden taxi driver who is being driven over the edge by the constant discord at home, and Richie Jen Hsien-chi as Fai, a widower with a young daughter to provide for who is heavily in debt and enlists Robby to commit a robbery.
The Moon Thieves
Three of the most popular members of the Cantopop boy band Mirror star in this by-the-numbers heist thriller which nevertheless engages with its playful storytelling, slick visuals and some casually charismatic performances.