The Invincible Constable
Director: Chan Sui-chuen
Year: 1993
Rating: 5.5
A confusing little
period film in which 5 brothers and a sister all seem to have considerable
kung fu skills and live on a secluded island. The younger brother for reasons
unexplained keeps going to the mainland to challenge the constable to a fight.
The constable is a good guy though and at some point during the film the
brothers (Mark Cheng, Alex Fong) and sister and constable all team up to
battle the real evil doer.
Unexpectedly,
there was some interesting fun action scenes - going underground, up trees,
walking on water - the usual kung fu skills! Anthony Wong shows up a couple
of times for no reason other than apparently getting to use his name in marketing
the film.
The nicest surprise was when Cynthia Khan
shows up as the sister. Though she is a minor player, she does have a few
nice comic and action moments. The final beach fight with all involved is
quite good.