New King of Comedy 新喜剧之王, one of the Chinese New Year offerings in the local cinema circuit, I would say, is not a sequel to the 1999 Hong Kong movie King of Comedy. A remake, may be; The 1999 comedy drama follows the trials and tribulation of an aspiring actor played by Stephen Chow and introduces Cecelia Cheung as his love interest. The new version tells the story of a young aspiring actress instead, played by Chinese actress, E Jingwen; and there isn't a love interest at all, not even a hint of it. The movie directed and written by Stephen Chow has his trademark 無厘頭 Mo lei tau nonsensical type of slapstick which still draws laughter from the audience and while the movie has just a simple story, it's still a pleasant watch. My nephew, an avid fan of Stephen, thought the movie would make a tidy profit considering its low butget and it did.
Rating: 3.0 ⭐
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