[KFCC] Conman in Tokyo Review

Story: Jersy, a rascal and illegal gambler, worked his way to fame in Hong Kong for being the number one gambler. Jersy's fame is shadows by the legendary Cool who disappeared from Hong Kong three years ago. Jersy is finally convinced by his girlfriend to go on a shopping vacation in Japan, while in Japan they encounter Cool running a small restaurant. Cool tells Jersy his story and they become friends and help each other to get back to Hong Kong with Karen, Cool's old girlfriend who has been in the hands of his enemy.

Review: Before any of you worry Conman in Tokyo is a stand alone movie thus no need to see any other conman movies. This movie has a rich blend of action and comedy that would leave just about anyone entertained. The story in the movie is also well developed and should keep you interested in what is happening, you will have very little difficulty following this movie.

The movie is focused on two main characters, the gambling duo of Cool and Jersy. Other important characters are the girlfriends of Cool and Jersy but they are more for support. Then you have the villains, Tetsuo the top Japanese gambler and Cool partner who betrayed him. All of these characters are really vibrant and full of life, they add a lot to the movie and the story. The two main characters are especially great and make an excellent team in this movie.

Action and comedy can be a really powerful combination when it is done right. This movie may not have the action level of a pure action movie but they have enough to keep the story high paced. Then you have the comedy that can be found through the entire movie, out of all the Chinese movies this movie had the most understandable comedy but still the cultural references might loose inexperienced viewers. Also some people might find Nick Cheung (Jersy) annoying because of his humor similar to the popular HK actor Jackie Cheung, we personally had no problem with him. The story is interesting and coherent, its nice having comedy and action but without a good story its not as enjoyable. One thing that needs be mentioned is this movie has some nice visual effects, such as the flying cards that kill people and good fighting scenes. There is a lot of small details in the movie that are pretty cool to see and add that little extra to the scenes.

The subtitles are clear on the DVD version but they scroll by pretty fast, you will have to keep a close eye on the dialog or you will miss some of it. Conman in Tokyo is a great movie, we really enjoyed it. The movie has a lot of great things going for it so a lot of people could find this one enjoyable. Most HK action and comedy movie fans should enjoy this movie.