Jimmy Wong Movies
Martial arts star Donnie Yen serves as producer, director and leading man of this stylish Hong Kong crime drama. Cat (played by Yen) is a killer for hire who is eager to leave the business, but agrees to one last hit to get even with a former friend who turned on him when they were both police officers, forcing Cat into a life of crime. Meanwhile, Cat discovers Carrie (Annie We), a female cop, has been put on his trail, and he kidnaps her -- only to find himself falling in love with her. Satsat Yan, Tiutiu Mo was Donnie Yen's second directorial assignment, following the period drama Legend of the Wolf. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Donnie Yen, Annie Wu, (more)
- 1999
Slow Fade is one man's journey to his personal hell and back again. In a nameless city and an unspecified time, Fin (Ken Wong) hits an emotional low when his wife is killed in a car accident. He goes on a binge of self-destruction with heroin. He is salvaged by a young prostitute, Kim Josie Ho whom he meets at the detoxification clinic. Through Kim's eyes, we see Fin's efforts to leave the underworld for the sake of his wife before she died. His best friend Alex (Jimmy Wong), who got him into the crime circuit in the first place, won't let him go. Fin tries to find redemption by helping Kim leave his boss, Chan (Roy Cheung), which sets off a series of betrayals and double crosses that end tragically. The film explores the connections between circumstance and destiny, friendship and betrayal. The director pursues experimental methods of dramatic structure and cinematography while employing modern visual technology such as "cross-processing" -- developing positive film as negative -- to enhance the non-linear narrative which gives the film a special look and feel. Slow Fade was screened as part of the International Forum of New Cinema section of the 49th Berlin Film Festival, 1999. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ken Wong, Jimmy Wong, (more)
- 1985
Aimed squarely at the lowest common teenage denominator, this tale of three young men out for sex does not rise much beyond a junior-high, locker room humor. The aptly-named Piggy Chan (Leslie Chung) shares an apartment with two buddies and makes his living as a disc jockey. His favorite avocation is chasing women, but one day he falls for an 18-year-old while riding the bus. Inventive and persistent, he finally manages to end her age of innocence -- and then has no problem in going right back to his pursuit of other women, wherever they may be found. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mang Hoi
