Stephen Chow scores yet again with this hilarious comedy in thetradition of his classics from the early 90's. He plays a nationally renowned "King of Pranks" in 19th century China. As always, he regularly humiliates and takes advantage of those around him, especially his pupil Eric Kot. When Eric is embarassed in front of the girl of his dreams, Chingmy Yau, he decides he needs to make it on his own in Hong Kong, which has just been taken over by the British. But he is soon framed for murder and it is up to fast-talking Steven Chow to defend him in court. It brings back memories of JUSTICE, MY FOOT! and HAIL THE JUDGE. The ever-annoying Eric Kot is kept in check by Chow's commanding screen presence, and Karen Mok and Bowie Lam do well in standard supporting roles. The first half of the movie is non-stop fun, while the second-half slows the pace a little. If there is any drawback to the movie, it's that Stephen follows his standard formula for laughs a little too well, giving you the feeling that you've seen this movie before. While the gags are new and unexpected (and sometimes fairly vulgar), they're still classic Chow Sing-Chi. Still, I would rather see a genius like Stephen Chow continue to create hilarious comedies than futilely try to create groundbreaking work every time out. He's more than proved himself with ambitious movies like A CHINESE ODYSSEY. As long as he keeps alternating between the two, I will continue to watch his movies.