Chow reimagines his dumb but very funny movie King of Comedy, in this case making it a young female movie extra whose dreams of success are dashed at every turn.
Chow's always been a bit of a mixed bag. He had a couple of terrific ones, like Shaolin Soccer and King of Comedy, but his movies are generally an awkward mix of hilarious comedy, cringily cruel slapstick, and maudlin stupidity. And New King of Comedy only has the latter two.
If you edited this down to only the funny bits, you've got maybe a 10-minute movie. Even of that 10 minutes, the only part that really offers what one expects from a Chow comedy is a single scene of a faked haunting.
Outside of that, you have the protagonist Rumeng going through pure hell in pursuit of a career. It's really painful to watch.
This is the worst movie I've ever seen from Chow, and I saw CJ7. There is no reason to watch this.
Chow's always been a bit of a mixed bag. He had a couple of terrific ones, like Shaolin Soccer and King of Comedy, but his movies are generally an awkward mix of hilarious comedy, cringily cruel slapstick, and maudlin stupidity. And New King of Comedy only has the latter two.
If you edited this down to only the funny bits, you've got maybe a 10-minute movie. Even of that 10 minutes, the only part that really offers what one expects from a Chow comedy is a single scene of a faked haunting.
Outside of that, you have the protagonist Rumeng going through pure hell in pursuit of a career. It's really painful to watch.
This is the worst movie I've ever seen from Chow, and I saw CJ7. There is no reason to watch this.