From Vegas to Macau II (賭城風雲II) is a 2015 3D[2] Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed and written by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung, Carina Lau, Shawn Yue, Angela Wang and Michelle Hu. The film is the sequel to From Vegas to Macau.[3] The third installment of the series, From Vegas to Macau III was released on February 8, 2016.
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Wong Jing |
| Written by | Wong Jing |
| Produced by | Andrew Lau Connie Wong |
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Nick Cheung Carina Lau Shawn Yue Angela Wang Michelle Hu |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lau Cho Man-keung |
| Edited by | Azrael Chung |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing Chen Zhiyi |
Production companies | Mega-Vision Project Workshop Bona Film Group Sun Entertainment Culture Shaw Brothers Pictures Media Asia Film Production |
| Distributed by | Media Asia Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin Thai |
| Box office | US$156.85 million (China)[1] |
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| Traditional Chinese | 賭城風雲II | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赌城风云II | ||||||||||
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Cast
edit- Chow Yun-fat as Ken / Ko Chun
- Nick Cheung as Mark
- Carina Lau as Molly
- Shawn Yue as Vincent
- Angela Wang as Yan, Mark's daughter
- Michelle Hu as Purple, Aoi's assassin
- David Chiang as Victor
- Kimmy Tong as Rainbow[4]
- Philip Keung as Ma Tai-fat
- Wu Yue as Aoi's enforcer that fought Vincent
- Jin Qiaoqiao as Aoi
- Kenny Wong as Ben, Interpol police
- Derek Tsang as Interpol police
- Connie Man as Jackie, Interpol police
- Rebecca Zhu as Interpol police
- Samantha Ko as Aoi's enforcer
- Jacky Cai as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark
- Ken Lo as Muay Thai Champ Rymi
- Treechada Petcharat as Thai casino boss
- Candy Chang as Aoi's enforcer with a crossbow
- Bella Lo as Victor's daughter
- Julio Acconci as Do Min-shui, Molly's companion
- Hazel Tong as Interpol police
- Dominic Ho as Interpol police
- Wang Zizi as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark
- Jolie Fan as casino dealer for Victor's charity
Guest stars and cameos
edit- Yuan Quan as Mark's wife
- Natalie Meng as mahjong cheater
- Eric Tsang as Yen Ji-dan
- Natalis Chan as Champ
- Wong Jing as Smartie (uncredited)
- Felix Lok as Mr. Hon
- Aman Chang as Jiang
- Andy Lau as Michael "Little Knife" Chan from God of Gamblers
Critical response
editJames Marsh of the British magazine Screen International gave the film a negative review, writing, "The result is a noticeable step down in quality from last year's offering" and "Much of the comedy throughout the film also falls flat."[5]
Box office
editAs of March 2015 the film has grossed US$157 million in China.[6]
The film opened at No. 2 at the Chinese box office behind Dragon Blade earning US$29 million in its opening weekend[7] ($43.1 million from Thursday to Sunday) which is higher than its predecessor's opening weekend gross.[8] It topped the box office in its second weekend with US$69.8 million (up 58%).[9] In its third weekend, the film fell to No. 2 earning US$27.4 million while Hollywood's animated film, Big Hero 6 took the top spot.[6]
References
edit- ^ Clifford Coonan (May 7, 2015). "China's Bona Film Group Racks Up Record First-Quarter Earnings". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ Kevin Ma (February 20, 2015). "Dragon Blade leads Lunar New Year box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "澳门风云2 賭城風雲2 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (May 16, 2014). "Vegas to Macau II leads Mega-Vision slate". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Marsh, James (15 February 2015). "From Vegas To Macau II". Screen International. Emap International Limited. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b Clifford Coonan (April 3, 2015). "China Box Office: Theater Takings Rise 40 Percent in First Quarter (Report)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione (February 23, 2015). "'Fifty Shades' Strong At Overseas Box Office; Chinese New Year Festive For 'Kingsman' – In'tl B.O.Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Patrick Frater (February 23, 2015). "Jackie Chan's 'Dragon Blade' Scores $55 Million to Head China's New Year Box Office". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Patrick Frater (March 3, 2015). "China's Bona Film Doubles Profit to $17 million". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2015.