Black Hero vs. Gambling Saint

This film (drama)Also known as黑俠VS賭聖，is aMainland ChinaProducerwomen sex，At2002Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating4.7(For reference only)。

(Following the movie "2002 Young Gambling Saint") After the American gambling king Liu Chang Kong swept through America undefeated, he aimed to develop in Asia. However, after losing to fourteen-year-old Gao Jun in a gambling competition three months ago, Asian gambling king Hong Zhen Tian retreated with his daughter, handing over his casinos to Hong Jie. Gao Jun, who won the gambling competition, promised his grandmother not to gamble anymore, so he went into hiding and rarely made public appearances. Liu Chang Kong couldn't find Hong Zhen Tian, so he first defeated Hong Jie, then found Gao Jun's master, Uncle Da, and partner Zhou Xing Xing, but Gao Jun's whereabouts remained elusive. To escape Liu Chang Kong, Zhou Xing Xing had no choice but to go on the run. He was rescued by Du Juan, who worked at a nightclub, and since she saw that he resembled her deceased son, she took him in. 义仁 is a top assassin under Liu Chang Kong. Ever since he accidentally killed Du Juan's son three years ago, he has felt guilty and took a job as a bouncer at the nightclub where Du Juan works to care for her. He has grown tired of his life in the underworld and goes out at night wearing a black mask to sabotage criminal activities, becoming the rumored "Black Hero." Liu Chang Kong discovers that Yi Ren is playing both sides, hiding Zhou Xing Xing and captures Du Juan, forcing Yi Ren to go after Gao Jun. Gao Jun receives a plea for help from Zhou Xing Xing and arrives to assist, leading to a fierce battle with Yi Ren, followed by a gambling showdown with Liu Chang Kong. Although Liu has a special ability to read minds, Gao Jun cleverly turns it against him and wins the game. My Thoughts This movie's imitation is quite obvious, but the execution is poor. The title "Black Hero vs. Gambling Saint" is a fusion of Jet Li's "Black Hero" and Stephen Chow's "Gambling Saint" series. The chubby Zhou Xing Xing and "Uncle Da" mimic the old duo of Hao Shao Wen and Wu Meng Da from back in the day. In "The Comedy Kid," Hao Shao Wen's nickname is Stephen Chow. A five- or six-year-old child pretending to be a pervert is rather cute and funny, but the chubby guy in the movie, being in his teens, is just vulgar and disgusting. Although the movie stars Little Dragon, his screen time is short, appearing only briefly at the beginning and in the last 13 minutes, while the annoying fat guy dominates the rest. The most noteworthy aspect is the showdown between Little Dragon and the Black Hero (Yi Ren), which lasts about a minute. The actor portraying the Black Hero, Shi Hong Bo, has a decent appearance and is clearly skilled in martial arts. The image below shows their starting poses before the fight; just look at how low and steady Little Dragon's horse stance is. In the first poster, the character standing evenly with Little Dragon is not the Black Hero but another assassin under Liu Chang Kong, Cold Blood. This actor, Shi Xing Yu, has a significant background, being a Shaolin disciple and a real monk, unlike Little Dragon who is just a lay disciple. However, perhaps due to his fierce appearance, he often plays villains. In another film, "Shaolin Underworld," he appears as well. However, the showdown between Shi Xing Yu and Shi Xiao Long is nothing compared to the excitement of Little Dragon and the Black Hero; the action design is too poor. The action director for this film is Fung Tak An, who played Uncle Da. He is also the character "Di Can" in Stephen Chow's movie "Kung Fu." His sister is the famous beauty Fung Bao Bao, who filmed classics like "Xi Shi" and "Yang Guifei" in Taiwan and "Wu Zetian" in Hong Kong. Although Shi Xiao Long, Shi Xing Yu, and Shi Hong Bo are all skilled fighters, being able to fight doesn't guarantee that they can make a good action film. The actor playing Liu Chang Kong, Lin Wei, is a very experienced actor in Hong Kong, with great acting skills (I think he is better than Xu Shao Qiang in "Young Gambling Saint"). The above image shows him smirking before his gambling battle with Gao Jun. When I watched the film, I first checked the ending and saw Little Dragon sitting at the gambling table placing bets, which I found hard to accept. Even though this isn't Little Dragon's first gambling film—he starred in "Street Gambling Saint" at the age of six—he was just adorable then. Little Dragon has maintained a righteous image on screen, and this time he seems to have gone bad. Reveal the trump card and win. Though this film is a combination of action, comedy, and gambling elements, none of them can be considered up to standard.