The Conman (1998)
Reviewed by: MilesC on 2000-07-21
Summary: Strange...
(Small, unsurprising spoilers) Wong Jing seems to be running out of ideas. This is two movies in a year in which a bald guy puts Andy Lau's son in the hospital (to be forgotten) and has his wife gang-raped. These are only a few of the more repugnant and inappropriate moments in a film that is, essentially, a comedy. I do like to be surprised, and a comedy doesn't have to be totally free of grim moments, but this is too much. Wong Jing's use of gratuitous violence and his casual attitude towards rape makes me ill.

Moral qualms aside, though, this is an okay movie. Nothing special, a pleasant watch; naturally, the expected "big con" ending is fun. The "surprise ending" is funny for being so unexpected, but will probably leave you saying "so WTF happened to..." Still, Wong Jing beats the hell out of Aman Chang. Worth watching if you don't have much else to do.