Plot: An aging actor wants to leave the movie business in style and to do that, he needs one final acting award. After losing to Chan, he decides to fold and take on a more sentimental role. He takes on the role of a peasant father who has just lost his daughter, and to make it more convincing, he travels to a small village to see how these people live their lives.
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August 17, 2024
It was a smart move to cast Andy Lau playing an aging actor wanting to go out with a bang. There are some fun cameos at the start of The Movie Emperor (hello Jing Wong and Tony Leung), giving the film even more meta appeal, but that's all just a prelude. The real film starts when Lau moves to the countryside.
Hao Ning delivers a decent comedy, but one that starts to drag a little around the halfway point. Two hours is a bit too long, even though the performances are pleasant and the presentation is fine. The setup is stretched thin and the second half is too repetitive. Still, some nice ideas with a couple of smirks along the way.