The Russians and the Hong Kong authorities are after a mysterious rock discovered in Athens, Greece, which holds strange powers.The Russians and the Hong Kong authorities are after a mysterious rock discovered in Athens, Greece, which holds strange powers.The Russians and the Hong Kong authorities are after a mysterious rock discovered in Athens, Greece, which holds strange powers.
Sharla Cheung
- Winnie Shen
- (as Man Cheung)
Wei-Wei Huang
- Andy's Sister
- (as Mei-Mei Wong)
Wing-Hin Ho
- Steve's Father
- (as Wing-hin Ho)
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- TriviaCynthia Rothrock accidentally injured Richard Norton during the filming a fight scene involving weapons, resulting in a small scar on his forehead.
- GoofsWhenever there are crowds of people in the Greece scenes you can see that several of them look towards the camera and crew. (Like many Hong Kong movies of this era, these scenes were shot without permits, so it is likely that those people were not hired extras, but were genuine tourists and visitors who just happened to be there at the time of filming.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinema of Vengeance (1994)
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Action-packed and got a few laughs out of it!
This is a fantasy comedy film from Wong Jing, where cop Andy Lo (Andy Lau) along with friend Pancho (Wong Jing) and nephew Pin-Pin (Bin Bin) travel to Greece to find his long lost friend Shen (Phillip Ko). He is being chased by the KGB and Interpol after discovering a rare, supernatural gem.
There are plenty of martial arts action in the film, courtesy of Andy Lau, Cynthia Rothrock and Edward Norton. The action really doesn't slow down, especially toward the second half of the movie, which made it look overkill at some point. While the movie starts off a little slow, it picks up steam when our lead characters are in Greece and a high-profile chase between the KGB and Shen take place, with Andy and company and the Interpol agents caught in the middle.
Actor Chan Pak-Cheung has a supporting role in the film and delivered some laugh-out-loud comic relief, especially during the scenes where he comes under the spell of the supernatural gem. The "friendship" between the gem and the kid character was pretty heartfelt.
Actress Sharla Cheung also has a supporting role but, along with Chan Pak-Cheung, wasn't utilized enough. I would rather have them serve as the leads over the attention-freak and cocky Andy Lau.
There are some plot holes here and there, but overall, it's a fast-paced movie that is delightfully cheesy and pretty entertaining.
Grade B-
There are plenty of martial arts action in the film, courtesy of Andy Lau, Cynthia Rothrock and Edward Norton. The action really doesn't slow down, especially toward the second half of the movie, which made it look overkill at some point. While the movie starts off a little slow, it picks up steam when our lead characters are in Greece and a high-profile chase between the KGB and Shen take place, with Andy and company and the Interpol agents caught in the middle.
Actor Chan Pak-Cheung has a supporting role in the film and delivered some laugh-out-loud comic relief, especially during the scenes where he comes under the spell of the supernatural gem. The "friendship" between the gem and the kid character was pretty heartfelt.
Actress Sharla Cheung also has a supporting role but, along with Chan Pak-Cheung, wasn't utilized enough. I would rather have them serve as the leads over the attention-freak and cocky Andy Lau.
There are some plot holes here and there, but overall, it's a fast-paced movie that is delightfully cheesy and pretty entertaining.
Grade B-
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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