Mismatched Couples (1985)
Reviewed by: mpongpun on 2002-12-26
So who's the "mismatched" couple? Yuen Wo Ping and Wong Wan Si? Yuen Wo Ping and Donnie? Donnie and May Lo? Donnie and Dick Wei? Take your pick. This flick definitely has that '80's feel. You'll get to see Donnie and couple of other guys pop and break dance all over the place. Yuen Wo Ping plays a former Peking Opera member, named Min, who is out of job and without money-not to mention starving. Min comes across good guy, Eddie (Donnie Yen), and the two literally become the best of friends. Eddie tries to get Min back on his feet by having him work at his Sister's (played by Wong Wan Si) restaurant. Eventually, the story starts to wander in different directions as Eddie has to choose his squeeze between a hot model or a vanilla looking girl (May Lo), not to mention Min's relationship with Eddie's sister. With all these mismatched relationships going on, Yuen Wo Ping manages to add a little subplot about a psycho (played by Dick Wei) who wants to challenge Eddie to a fight at any cost. This is not the greatest movie, but I kind of enjoyed it because of Dick Wei. Rarely will you see this guy doing any comedy, but in this flick, he tops the cake. He looks like a natural. This flick is also one of the rare times you'll actually see Yuen Wo Ping with a lot of screen time. So enjoy this flick while you can!