Monday, July 26, 2010

Ong Chu Ngan Hang (Underground Banker)

Mr. Wong stars as Ming (nicknamed Marshmallow), a regular truck driving guy who seems obsessed with the fact that "Dr. Lamb" (played here by Lawrence Ng) lives next door to the new family home. That is, until his wife Kitty (Ching Mai) loses a load of money on the stock market courtesy of ex-boyfriend Canner (Karel Wong Chi-Yeung). Kitty ends up working as a prostitute to pay off the loan that Canner arranged for her with his brother Chao (William Ho Ka-Kui), the loan shark of the film's title. Kitty is also forced to play a part in helping Chao kidnap Ming's sister Chi Kwan.
Ming becomes aware of their plight only after a fellow trucker comes to the family home for a meal, and reveals afterwards that he's been one of Kitty's clients. Ming's subsequent unsuccessful attempts to help his wife result in Chao's band of merry villains setting fire to their flat. Kitty dies in the blaze, and their son Tak gets badly burnt before being saved by the friendly neighbourhood lunatic next door. This sends Ming over the edge, and he and his creepy neighbour lay waste to each and every one of the bad guys. It's during this final reel that Anthony Wong and Lawrence Ng, respectively, break out blatant Bunman and Dr. Lamb impersonations.



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