What does Casino Raiders offer to the gambling genre in HK cinema? Well, not a lot actually. My only real reason for saying that though is because most people wouldnt have seen this before God of Gamblers, or any other Wong Jing gambling escapee. Because to be honest, if youve seen any of those, then youve seen them all. However, to me, this is a lot better than your average, and the comedy standard and mix is very similar to God of Gamblers, and I would say that if you like that film, and dont mind low budgeted 80s action comedy (more serious than comedy though) films, then this is well worth the view. Saying that though, I think its 125 minute running time is a little excessive for what this is, and by the end you do feel the length.
Not a classic by any means, but still very good, and I would still recommend this film these days. The series continued in No Risk No Gain (also pretty good), but lost steam by the third film (confusingly called Casino Raiders 2 in English).
[3.5/5]
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