Kung Fu Mahjong

In an attempt to cash in on the Kung Fu Hustle bandwagon, Kung Fu Mahjong uses the same couple from Hustle and Roger Kwok in a barely passable rip-off that's quite entertaining in some measures.

The story goes like this. Yuen Wah, a gambling old man, unexpectedly find Roger Kwok, a busboy at a local restaurant who has big dreams of becoming rich with his amazing memorization skills. Yuen tries to take advantage of his special gift on Mahjong, but when Roger Kwok's landlord, Yuen Qiu found out, she immediately forbids him to stop playing Mahjong. But with a new hot girl set in his eye line, he tries to win her with money, but end up discovering that gambling can only take a person so far.

Yuen Wah and Yuen Qiu plays pretty much the same role as in Kung Fu Hustle. The only difference is the time period and the people around them. Yuen Qiu is still as bossy as ever and Yuen Wah is still has mouse-like toward Yuen Qiu as ever. And Roger Kwok plays a fairly engaging role with scenes where he ended up being retired to do gambling. Other than that, the rest of the performances in the movie are typically average Hong Kong stuff.

The plot is predictable and typical, but it still ends up entertaining enough to watch.

Year: 2005
Director: Wong Jing, Billy Chung

6.4/10