After a dismal first
half, which seems to rely largely on jokes about natives' codpieces, this
springs into life with a flurry of action. In one 15-minute spell,
insurance investigaor Li and actress Lui, in the jungle to look
for the latter's father, are attacked by coke-crazed natives, covered in
scorpions, flushed down a canyon, then must fend off komodo dragons -- and
not a stunt double in sight. Oh, and there are the bad guys to contend with
too, drug-smuggling Westerners. When in motion, this is excellent
entertainment, but Tong exhibits the same leaden feel for comedy he'd bring
to Hollywood for Mr. Magoo. Guaranteed to put anyone off being a Hong
Kong actress though.
C+