A Guilty Conscience《毒舌大狀》(2023)
Genre: Comedy/Crime
Me rates it: 4.3/5
The Hong Kong movie industry hasn’t been able to reproduce much success in the near decade, so it is quite intriguing to see another popping up.
Breaking 100M revenue and ranking 8th as of date just behind Titanic (6th) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (7th) in the Hong Kong movie industry.
The piece exposes corruption and overwhelming control of the wealthy in the 2000s of Hong Kong. A great sum of well placed plot twist makes character development natural and entertaining. Would recommend especially if you’re into legal drama and comedy.
As always, try lowering your expectations, and just enjoy the movie together or alone.
-NN (Exclusive Smooch Club)
Bias on review:
Expectations: Mid
Cultural distancing: Low
Background research: Basic
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!!Spoilers!!
Condensed spoiled milk:
A paper doll proves the victim of a murder case innocent in court.
Image credits to 安樂影片 Edko Films Ltd. Youtube @edkofilms
