Kung (Stephen Chow) is trying to trick his parents into thinking he's mad so he can live at home and cash in on the family's wealth; with her practiced idiocy and drooling, Christy Chung is doing the same thing, though in off-moments she's a kung-fu adept. Adding to the mess, Shinny (Wu Chien Lian) has been hired by the family's eldest son to stand in as a fake fiancee so he can marry the punkish girlfriend his parents hate. This quartet of shysters don't quite achieve their ends, and they're not particularly funny along the way (except maybe Wu Chien Lian, who pretends she's possessed by Judge Pao of the syndicated TV series). The production is loose and informal, and actually rather poorly made; as a result, only the sure-fire gags (like Chow staring down the front of Christy's jumpsuit) work. But there is a short, hilarious outtake reel at the end -- the only reason (aside from the world-class babe-age) to see this.

(1.5/4)



[Reviewed by Steve Spinali]