Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Golden Chicken 金雞

Released Year: 2002
Directed by 趙良駿 Zhao Liang-Jun

Casted by:
吳君如 Sandra Ng as 金如 Kam
曾志偉 Eric Tsang as James Bond
梁家輝 Tony Leung as Professor Chan
刘德华 Andy Lau as Andy Lau
胡軍 Hu Jun as Yeh
黄日华 Felix Wong as Richard
陳奕迅 Eason Chan as Steel Willy
張堅庭 Alfred Cheung as Dr. Cheung
田蕊妮 Krystal Tin as Mamasan
杜汶泽 Chapman To as Club Owner
李茏怡 Tiffany Lee as Kimmy

Story:
Disappointing Kam make her walk towards the bank ATM machine on a night and met James Bond the thieves who's trying to rob her. But sad enough, Kam only got HKD98 which is not even enough to be taken out (Min HKD100). Just when they struggling and arguing, the electricity stop.

Kam decided to tell James about her life as a hooker from 14 years old to 40 years old to calm James down. She told her about how she went to become hooker. She met Steel Willy who is a nerd and pay for her to scream his name loud. She also met the famous celebrities Andy Lau when she is working as a masseur.

Kam is not a pretty woman who gets a lot of business like her friend Kimmy, she can only work as a joker in the club and try to entertain all the bosses for tips. Until she was advice by Mamasan to earn more money for her future, she started to learn all the tactics and moaning which will attract man to find her again. But one day Kam discovered she was pregnant. She decided to go for abortion but was not success everytime, so she thought of finding a father for her unborn child.

She met Richard who is a good man as a father, rich and responsible. After one month, Kam told Richard that she is pregnant, Richard is willing to take care of the child, but Kam decided not to let her child know who she is. After she gave birth, Richard brought the child to US. Kam has to depends on Dr Cheung (Richard's family doctor) to know about her kid along all these year.

Later on, Kam decided to become a masseur. She met the funny and calculative Professor Chan and also the man who she loves the most, Yeh. Yeh never told her his cellphone number but let Kam guess on it. His number is 94851142. Everytime he will leave her a number which represent his number. Until the last time, Yeh asked Kam to lend him HKD50m. Without regret Kam gave her money to this man who she loves and Yeh promise to return her the money soon.

Time passed, the club owner has died and this make mamasan fall in depress. Economic crisis, Kam met Professor Chan again who is looking for job. Professor Chan taught Kam to create her own hooker place for business. Kam followed but business is not good. One day, Andy Lau came to her imagination and taught her how to become a sucessful hooker. And she did it.

Days passed, Kam went to see Dr Cheung again. Dr Cheung told her that Richard had passed away and that Richard actually know himself if not capable to give birth. Feeling sad and glad that Richard has took care of her child, she went for a drink. After that she went to the bank ATM for money and met James Bond.

Flash back to current time, Kam has been waiting 7 years for Yeh to return the money but no news at all. But this year, Yeh has return the debt with the amount of 94851142. Kam feel so happy and willing to help James Bond who need her help for the money.
L² Scored: 7/10

L² Comment:
The movie is quite nice and yet told out the history of HongKong and a life of this woman. Sandra Ng has won her best actress in Golden Horse Awards. Once again, Sandra prove herself is not a comedian but an awards winner.

2 comments:

  1. I like the dialogue about the economics of prostitution.

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  2. haha~ yala... sandra ng is really good at all those things... i miss her old movies actually :)

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