MISMATCHED COUPLES is a surprisingly excellent early Donnie Yen flick, made as his second movie by no less than John Woo (just before he became forever associated with the 'heroic bloodshed' genre). It's a film in which the hilarious comedy is every bit as good as the action, and the decision to have Yen playing a guy who loves to dance is a genius decision because the dancing scenes are among the funniest thing's I've ever seen! Yen's foil is none other than Yuen Woo-ping, who turns out to have a natural gift for comedy as well, and I haven't had this much fun with a film for ages. The latter stages of the film feature the excellent Dick Wei as a rival gym member, leading to an unforgettable duel which has to be seen to be believed. Great stuff, and one of the greatest Hong Kong comedies I've watched.
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