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Of the great comedy teams in film history one of my absolute favorites would have to be the Hui Brothers. Sam, Michael and Ricky made some great films back in the 70s and 80s and then went their separate film ways. While two brothers, usually Michael and Ricky, would appear together at times it was not until 1990, nine years after their last film together, that all three reunited.

The film has the usual premise of a Hui brother film with Michael playing the boss and Sam being the smart ladies' man and Ricky being the stuttering guy who always appears to be crying. This time they work at a tabloid gossip magazine whose sales are so bad that people are using them to wrap food in. This leads to a change in the office and typical Hui episodic misadventures take place while they search for the big scoop.

I will admit that while I wasn't expecting something as great as say The Private Eyes but I have to admit that as a fan of their earlier films this one was sort of a letdown. The other major letdown was that the print was washed out and cropped. I may as well have been watching a VCD.

Still, if you're a Hui fan, pick it up.

Labels: Comedy, Hong Kong