The film is extremely predicatable if you have
seen any of the films it was based on - three crooks ending up with a baby
on their hands - or even if you haven't - lots of baby poop, adorable baby
expressions, making faces at the baby to stop it from crying, the baby in
dangerous situations and of course three hard hearts being melted by the baby.
It's all there, but a fairly funny script and energetic performances make
it all very palatable as does a slew of familiar actors - look especially
for a great cameo from Daniel Wu and Nicholas Tse as armoured truck drivers.
In fact, the film has a real ensemble feel to it as Jackie gives lots of
time to many other actors - two other sentimental favorites being Michael
Hui as one of the crooks and his wife played by Teresa Carpio - and Louis
Koo as the third member of their merry band hasn't been so convivial in a
long time. Not only does Daniel Wu show up, but the three other "Heavenly
Kings" pop up as well - Andrew Lin, Terence Yin and Conroy Chan. Other familiar
faces are Charlene Choi, Cherry Ying and Ken Lo. It all adds up to a bit of
a silly party.
If you broke it down by percentages it would be about 70% comedy, 15% melodrama and 15% action. After the grim New Police Story, Jackie just sets out to have a good time and take his audience with him. For those looking for old fashioned Jackie action - well keep looking because it's not here.
