The one and only Wong Jing returns to familiar territory with his latest comedy “Beauty on Duty!”, basically a remake of the 2000 Hollywood Sandra Bullock vehicle “Miss Congeniality”. The premise of an attractive young policewoman infiltrating a beauty contest certainly sounds tailor made for the shlockmeister, providing ample opportunity not only for gags, but perhaps more importantly for ogling attractive gorgeous actresses and models. To these ends, the film brings together an impressive cast headlined by Charlene Choi, with support from genre veterans such as Sandra Ng, Sammy Leung, Jim Chim, Cheung Tat Ming, Kingdom Yuen, Lam Suet, and Hui Siu Hung. Somewhat of a throwback to the likes of “Love Undercover” and other favourites, the film was a box office hit, showing again that Wong Jing is one of Hong Kong’s most enduringly popular directors of popcorn fare. Choi stars as rookie policewoman Chung Oi Fong who makes...
- 7/7/2010
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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