King of Comedy

A story that many will not expect, but nonetheless will enjoy. King of Comedy is affecting, strong, but still carry over some Stephen Chow's signature delights.

The premise of this movie is about Stephen Chow's character, a loser extra who has a love for acting. However, because he is so into acting and making everything perfect, he is very hard to work with. Cecilia Cheung is a bar girl who seek Chow's help in order to make her more emotional in front of her clients, and the two starts a very interesting and romantic relationship with each other.

The beginning of the movie is fairly plot less and audience would not know where the film is going, but once the half hour mark passed, it gets a lot better. Stephen Chow is not a funny hysterical fellow anymore in this movie; that is because he was evolved into a sensitive actor who can act emotionally without feeling like it was forced. This is also Cecilia Cheung's first movie and in my opinion, it kick started her career because of her incredible screen presence.

The movie is not the typical Stephen Chow comedy and audience should not attack it because of it. King of Comedy is an affecting film that many will definitely enjoy.

Year: 1999
Director: Lee Lik-Chee, Stephen Chow

8.2/10