Dances with Dragon (1991)
Reviewed by: ElectraWoman on 2000-10-12
Summary: 7/10-Harmless fun
Pretty funny film about a rich boy, Andy Lau, who, after getting tossed off a boat, pretends to be an illegal Chinese immigrant and is adopted by Deannie Yip, who runs a family grocery store and also a part-time gambling cheat and sham healer. He falls in love with her daughter, played by Cheung Man, who happens to work at his company.

It's a very sweet film, and Cheung Man and Andy Lau make a wonderful couple. Ng Man Tat, as the hapless assistant, is quite amusing-"I never knew $1000 could be so filling!"-and so is Wu Ma as the local sergent (sp? :\) with a few well-known secrets. Deannie Yip almost steals the film with her vivacious performance, and her love affair with Paul Chu. There's a few flat spots, esp. in scenes involving the millionaire guy, but overall, quite entertaining.