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Rather boring flick, they had stolen so much of Rowan Atkinsons Mr Bean jokes that it just became embarrassing in the end. And given the great source material they used they did very very poorly with it.

Should we start naming the "Unknown English Actor (1)" for Ernest Mauser, the name given to HKCM by Mike Leeder, Impacts english HK journalist?

Bearserk wrote:Rather boring flick, they had stolen so much of Rowan Atkinsons Mr Bean jokes that it just became embarrassing in the end. And given the great source material they used they did very very poorly with it.

Reminds me of Clifton Ko's occasional obsession with Benny Hill. Haven't seen PERFECT COUPLES, but I suspect Ko and his directors had a bit more luck restaging Hill's gags than Raymond Wong and company, though that probably would've been much easier than trying to replicate a creation as unique as Mr. Bean. I know I shouldn't be surprised when I see homages like this to shows I cherish -- especially considering Hong Kong's colonial status -- but I still raise an eyebrow at it sometimes, especially when gags that should have been easy to duplicate fall flat. Makes you wonder if they really "got" what made the originals work so well, or were just lazily tossing half-remembered gags into the standard Hong Kong comedy blender.

They just had no sense of timing for the jokes, they all ended up feeling rushed and uninspired and Raymond Wong was a very very poor Mr Bean.
He wasn't even remotely close to being funny in any of the jokes that they had copied, kinda sad really.

ID Chui Bo-Lun

About Ernest Mauser see that imdb entry:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1425478/

It is possible that he is listed in the credits of LAST CHANCE LOVE. Someone has that movie? I missed it the last time on German TV.

Chan Hing-Hang


John Cheung Chan-Sang


Chan Man-Hiu


Hui Si-Man? I'm not sure.

Thanks Magic and Michael

Added roles, I also thought of Hui Si-Man when I saw her, I just couldn't recall her name at the time

@Michael - I am even unable to find any places that sell that movie, would have loved to check it against him though.