Plot: Two identical-looking boys run into each other by accident. One is a spoilt rich kid who isn't liked one bit by his family, the other one comes from a middle-class family looking to better themselves. They both envy each other's lives, and so they decide to switch places to see if they'd be happier living the other person's life.
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January 07, 2012
It's interesting how many people don't even realize Woo started out as a strong comedy director. Run Tiger, Run is his final core comedy film, and it feels like Woo felt that his career would be heading in a different direction after this. This high-octane comedy pulls all the stops and fully commits to the chaos that is Hong Kong comedy.
The actors don't hold back, the comedy is bonkers and not at all grounded in reality, the pacing is high and the runtime is perfect. It's one of those mad Hong Kong comedies that is loud and energetic, so it's a bit of an acquired taste, but this is one of the funniest films of its time and one of Woo's more interesting films.