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Cast:
Lawrence
Cheng
Rosamund
Kwan
Damien
Lau
Nina
Li Chi
Waise
Lee
Sandra
Ng
Tony
Leung Kar Fei
Action:
Dion
Lam
Tony
Leung Siu Hung
Producer:
Chua
Lam
Lawrence
Cheng
Director:
Gordon
Chan
Score:
  
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INSPECTOR
PINK DRAGON
AKA:
N/A
Year:
1991 Reviewer: Andrew
Saroch
This
action comedy offers gawky-looking actor/director Lawrence
Cheng a rare leading role alongside an impressive cast. The
resulting film is an enjoyable and relatively slick production
that passes the time quite nicely.
Bumbling
police inspector Ma (Cheng) is ironically given the name
'Dragon' by his colleagues due to his general cowardice in
most situations. Although rarely given the chance to handle
big cases, Ma manages to stumble into a sticky situation that
spirals out of control when he bumps into an old schoolmate,
Julia (Kwan). After clumsily saving Julia's life when her
boyfriend and Ma's superior (Leung Kar Fei) is killed, Ma
becomes embroiled in a plot by a corrupt property developer
(Lau) and his dangerous cohorts. While his superiors don't
appreciate his meddling in the affairs of this seemingly
upright member of the community, Ma is determined to uncover
the suspect's secretive plans. However, he has to combine his
police duties with protecting Julia as those who are hunting
her are not far behind.
By
no means a classic action comedy, 'Inspector Pink Dragon' nonetheless
succeeds in providing a entertaining 90-odd
minutes. Much of its success is its blend of an above-average
storyline and its slick execution by director Gordon Chan -
the use of a voice-over being a particularly interesting
idea.. Chan has often, but not always, showed that he can
inject a balanced pace into a production without sacrificing
too many of a film's elements. With this film, Chan manages to
move the duration along without getting too bogged down in
unnecessary asides and therefore, for the most part, the focus
is retained. As was earlier said, this isn't a perfect film
though; there are the odd moments of unfunny comedy that find
their way into the film and some of the main characters'
quirks can be quite annoying at times. Thankfully, 'Inspector
Pink Dragon' just about realises its potential.
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