My rating of 'Do Sing Dai Hang: San Gor Chuen Kei' lands on a four out of ten stars. And if you are a newcomer to the Hong Kong cinema, then this is not a movie that I would recommend as something you should sit down and watch. However, I doubt that I will ever return to watch this movie a second time.
Now that I have seen 'Do Sing Dai Hang: San Gor Chuen Kei', I can check it off of my to-watch-list. Casino tycoon Ho Hsin (Andy Lau) has enemies, but he is not about to just roll over and die. The movie also had the likes of Chingmy Yau, Paul Chun and Hoi-San Kwan on the cast list, so there are some familiar faces for fans of the Hong Kong cinema. Prolific director Jing Wong mixes the laughter, action and suspense as only he can in this sequel. Andy Lau was delivering his usual good performance, so at least he made the movie watchable. The acting performances in the movie were adequate, taking into consideration the shortcomings of the script and storyline. The things that happened throughout the movie felt too random and one scene wasn't really leading up to the next. I didn't really feel that there was a fully cohesive and constructed narrative to the movie. It felt like writer and director Jing Wong was just making things up as the filming of the movie was progressing.
However, I have to admit that I found the storyline in the movie to be somewhat erratic and skittish. Not having seen the 1992 Hong Kong crime action drama 'Do Sing Dai Hang: San Gor Chuen Kei' (aka 'Casino Tycoon') before now in 2022, I must admit that I was actually looking forward to watching it, as the movie had Andy Lau in the leading role.
