The Days of Being Dumb (1992)
Reviewed by: MadMonkey on 1999-12-09
Jacky Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai in a somewhat funny, if inconsistent, and overall a bit unfulfilling, parody of Triad-as-hero flix. Best bits: opening scenes, with Jacky and Tony as cowardly Triad wannabe losers, particularly a scene where weapons are being issued and Jacky ends up with a fork and Tony a can opener. :) Worst bit: Anita arriving, apparently as Jacky and Tony's mail-order prostitute from Singapore (that's what they think, not what SHE thinks. "She's not that kind of girl," etc.) The endgame of the plot revolves around some bit of Taoist mysticism that I just didn't understand. Nice fight scene at the climax, but the finale, which I won't give away, bit the big salami.

(2/5)
Reviewer Score: 4