Detective Chinatown 3 Review: Record-Setting Mystery-Comedy Tackles Tokyo Detective Chinatown 3 Review: Record-Setting Mystery-Comedy Tackles Tokyo
The third chapter in Chen Sicheng s mega-hit series is fun on the fringes but undercooked in the center.
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Director: Chen Sicheng
With: Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran,
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tony Jaa, Tomokazu Miura, Masami Nagasawa, Tadanobu Asano, Shota Sometani, Hirayama Motokazu, Shang Yuxian, Zhang Zifeng, Cheng Xiao, Chen Zheyuan. (Mandarin, Japanese, English, Thai dialogue)
Running time: Running time: 136 MIN.
Courtesy of WanDa Pictures
The mega-successful Chinese franchise about a mismatched detective duo tackling baffling crimes in foreign destinations continues with a wildly uneven caper set in Tokyo. With performances, plotting and visuals amped up to 11 as per usual, this hyperactive combination of Sherlock Holmes-type sleuthing and Three Stooges-style slapstick comedy offe
Language: Mandarin
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao, Kitty Zhang, Lam Tze-chung, Lee Sheung-Ching, Huang Lei, Yao Wen-Xue, Steven Fung Min-Hang, Han Yong-Hua, Lei Yu
What s it about? Ti is a construction worker who struggles to fund his son Dicky s private education. He finds an orb in a junk yard and mistakes the object for a toy. When Dicky starts to play with it, their lives are turned upside down by this fascinating and strange new pet. Amid the resulting comic mayhem, they ultimately learn a poignant lesson about the true nature of family and the things money can t buy.
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