Karmic Mahjong (2006)

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A mechanic plagued by bad luck attempts to break the curse that binds him by entering into a desperate murder pact in this tense thriller in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train. Informed by fortune teller Blind Liu (Liu Yi Wei) that he has been hexed, down-on-his-luck mechanic Chen Chuan (Francis Ng) is determined to turn his life around. Soon, Chen becomes convinced that it is his wife's infidelity that has cast a dark shadow over his live, and determines to kill her in hopes of breaking the jinx. When Chen meets Jia (Cherrie Ying) in a car accident and their pair realizes that they seem to share the same bad luck, they make a pact that each will do away with the source of the other's malaise once and for all. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Starring:: Francis Ng, Cherrie Ying, (more)

Director(s):: Wang Guangli

Format(s):: DVD
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Synopsis of Karmic Mahjong

Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 90 mins

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Director(s):: Wang Guangli

Writer(s):: Huang Jinguang, Wang Guangli

Producer(s):: Zhu Lei, Cory Vietor

Categories:: Mystery & Suspense

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	Denna B.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

There's nothing tense or thrilling in this movie. The main character is not cursed, he's just an incompetent loser. The writer of this story is equally incompetent because it's not explained how the main character was cursed, who cursed him, why killing anyone would remove the curse or why this movie had to break the all-time record for most nonsensical uses of the word "villain". With the exception of Liang Jing, who played the wife, the acting performances from the rest of the cast were extremely weak. Comparing this movie to something by Hitchcock is like comparing "The Love Boat" to "Titanic". The subtitles suffered from a moderately poor translation. The audio is in stereo. As for extras, there's a trailer for the movie and a "Databank" feature consisting of cast and crew credits and a synopsis that gives away the ending. Not recommended.

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