Rich and Famous
AKA: Black Vengeance
1987
Director: Taylor Wong
Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Alex Man, Andy Lau, Alan Tam, Pauline Wong, Carina Lau, Danny Lee, Shing Fui-On
Two brothers (Alex Man and Andy Lau) are forced to enter the Triad to pay off gambling debts. Their boss (Chow Yun-Fat) is a kind man and they find success within the organization, but one brother's hunger for power eventually sets them against one another. This is pretty straightforward Triad stuff (Danny Lee even sticks his head in a couple of scenes as -- you guessed it -- a cop) enlivened by a great performance by Chow Yun-Fat (but then, one gets the idea that he could pull off this kind of stock role in his sleep) and a couple of decent gunbattles. Rich and Famous is kind of disappointing considering the cast involved, and really only recommended for die-hard Triad movie or Chow Yun-Fat fans.
RATING: 6
Note: there is a pretty interesting gaffe near the end of the movie. Check out Danny Lee's hair in these two shots in the same scene. I guess that Rogaine really works!
A review of the DVD for this movie can be found here