Friday, January 29, 2010
Macau, officially the number one gambling Mecca anywhere in the world. Forget Las Vegas and its family-oriented approach, here in (until ten years ago) Portuguese-occupied China, it’s all about the casinos. Sure, they’ve got Cirque De Soleil and host hugely overpriced gigs from the likes of Linkin Park and Beyonce, but audiences tend to have their tickets bundled together with their hotel bill as part of a weekend package and would far rather be hitting the tables than watching spandex-clad Frenchmen lift each other.
POKER KING plays like a tourist ad for this gold leaf-smothered playground, where the casino floors are clean, every hotel room boasts a plunge pool and floor to ceiling windows, the cobbled streets exude romantic European quaintness and even the bottled water is free. Everyone is a winner in this version of Macau. Everyone, that is, except Jack Chang (Louis Koo).
Jack is heir to a powerful casino conglomerate, currently operating under the watchful eye of Uno Cheuk (Lau Ching Wan), gambling addict turned Chang Sr.’s business partner. When his father dies, Jack returns to Macau, but soon loses his share of the business to Uno in a poker game
Cast: Lau Ching-Wan, Louis Koo Tin-Lok, Stephy Tang Lai-Yun, Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi, Josie Ho Chiu-Yi, Jo Koo, Kama, Wong Yau-Nam, Jacky Heung Cho, Lam Suet, Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho, Hayama Hiro
Language: Cantonese
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