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SIXTY
MILLION DOLLAR MAN (1995)
A.K.A.
- 60 Million Dollar Man
Reviewed
by Phil Mills
Stephen
Chow (Chow Sing Chi) is the son of a very rich man. At
school he is cruel to all the other children and is lazy
during class because his father owns the school. A visit
from the gorgeous girl next door causes problems when she
turns out to be the wife of an important Japanese Triad.
Chow witnesses a murder and men are dispatched to kill him.
He is seriously injured when the Triads blow up his house and
only his brain and lips remain. There is only one
hope, the mad professor at the school can make him a new body
for $60million. Combined with a new computer chip that
allows him to mould his body into anything, Chow sets about to
take revenge.
The
Chinese equivalent of 'The Mask', 'Sixty Million Dollar Man'
is a mediocre comedy that utilises some impressive special
effects to try and push it above the bar. Sadly though,
it never quite reaches the heights it aspires to, mainly due
to the short running time that sees a heavy reliance on
slapstick humour that lacks the style that we have come to
expect from Chow. The main pluses emerge from the film's
concept as Chow's ability to manipulate his body into any
object results in some truly bizarre transformations,
including a toilet in one notable scene (toilet humour some
might say??).
Perhaps
it loses something in translation but 'Sixty Million Dollar
Man' will certainly never feature amongst a list of Chow Sing
Chi classics. A few more ingenious morphs for Chow may
have helped, but in the long run fans will get a kick out of
it but even they will struggle to come away with any kind of
lasting impression.
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