Mack the Knife (1995)
Reviewed by: hkcinema on 1999-12-08
If you like sentimental romantic comedy (I do) this should be fine for you to see. I enjoyed it. Tony Leung is terrific as usual (I was reminded of his role in Chung King Express in this movie). Beautifully cinematographed, good direction and acting, sappy story and really terrific music (Monk, Ellington, Sonny Rollins). However, there are some rather unfunny racial jokes directed against Black people. Why this rather offensive display of racism is in the movie I don't know, but I find it disturbing particularly since this is the second HK film I've seen in recent weeks (the other being Don't Give A Damn, with Samo Hung, et al) to include gratuitously infantile, insensitive, and racist (not to mention not funny) jokes about Black people. I cringe when I hear these things, and I can't think of any reason to excuse them.

[Reviewed by Eduardo in NY]