Fooling Around Jiang Hu
2016 film
Fooling Around Jiang Hu (Chinese: 江湖悲劇, lit. 'Jianghu Tragedy') is a 2016 Hong Kong Triad comedy film directed by Lam Chiu-wing, starring Alan Tam, Jaime Chik, Jordan Chan, Christine Ng, Babyjohn Choi, Hedwig Tam and Jacky Cai.
Cast
Alan Tam as Golden Alan
Jaime Chik as Luk Ling
Jordan Chan as Dragon Mountain
Christine Ng as Christine
Babyjohn Choi as Siu Tung
Hedwig Tam as Rabbit
Jacky Cai as Moon
Reception
The film received mostly negative reviews. Sina Hong Kong called it "the worst Hong Kong film of 2016" and the South China Morning Post called it an "unfunny, uninspired disaster of a film, which can best be described as a series of largely pointless skits". It received four nominations for Apple Daily's Golden Plum Award (where readers vote on the worst Chinese-language film of the year), with Alan Tam winning Worst Actor.
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