Cantonese comedies often have difficulty finding an audience outside of the dialect since the bulk of their delivery is rooted in culture-specific sight gags and word play. To its credit, "Games Gamblers Play" does contain a handful of good bits and one-liners, but those same punch lines are fairly universal and could exist anywhere.

An early hit for sibling duo Michael and Samuel Hui "Games Gamblers Play" is a fairly thin romp about two conmen who meet in prison and then take their act on the road once they are released. Situations come and go; characters appear and disappear.

Despite the fact that "Games Gamblers Play" acted as a jumping-off place for the successful careers of the Hui brothers -- this one may be a complete mystery to some audiences.