Mainland Dundee | 表哥我來也 | Biuh Gho Ngroh Loi Yraah

A Mainland official, Kenny Bee, is sent to Hong Kong to check on the functioning of an antiques office. He gets to meet and live with his old time Hong Kong friend Ng Man-Tat. Things get petty with their Taiwanese neighbour, Lam Kau and his daughter Teresa Mo.

The film tries to make a comedy of conflicting cultures of Hong Kongers, Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese. It is a bit sucessful, in that it actually picks a bit of contrary opinions and avoids certain cliches that you might expect. It also highlights how the youth are essentially over the hangups of the elders. It begins to create a plot midway through but it's very typical, not too complex and spends more time on the comedy. But at the same time most of the bits aren't inherently funny.

This leads into the acting. Many of the scenes are made effective only by the acting. Kenny Bee doesn't do much, just being his amicable self which is adequate. The banter between Ng Man-Tat and Lam Kau is great in which they outperform the material. Teresa Mo is great but the script doesn't do justice to her talents. Gabriel Wong is great and keeps us entertained as in all the side roles he does and this is no exception. Mimi Chu is kinda annoying but I guess its by design.

Overall a typical late-80s/early-90s comedy, worth a watch if you have access to it but not something special to look out for. It definitely wouldn't bore you, but don't expect too much out of it either.