Luck is really smiling. "When Luck Smiles" is one of my favorite films in the extensive filmography of the stunning Stephen Chow. The beginning of the 90s - the beginning of the heyday of unsurpassed talent Stephen. Starting with TV, he gradually made his way to the big screen. Success came in 1990 with the film "All for the Winner", in which the unique genre "mo lei tau" (" comedy of the absurd) got its start. It was this genre that brought Chow the long-awaited glory, and it was in this genre that the film was shot.
In this picture Chow was paired with the tireless Sandra Ng. Subsequently, they met again on the set. And yet, in my opinion, it was in this film that their duo looked most spectacular and harmonious. According to the plot of the comedy, the heroine Sandra impersonates the daughter of the deceased owner of a jewelry company, and the hero Stephen pretends to be her fiancé. But these characters can never be regarded as antagonists. The heroine of Sandra Ng by chance turned out to be a puppet in the hands of the insidious son of a rich man who does not want to give all his father’s money to his sister. The hero Chow acts on behalf of a mercenary nephew who also wants to take Uncle's savings to his hands. The heroes of Stephen and Sandra, small people with small desires, will have bread and salt, a warm bed and a kind word, and they will be satisfied. Yes, at first life in a luxurious mansion, couture toilets and expensive cars cover their eyes. But insight comes quickly. Pure in spirit, they refuse to play the dirty game and by the end of the film realize that the streets of their “worthless” lives will one day be a holiday.
The main morality of this film is not in money happiness, but in the beauty of human actions and in his attitude to others - the red thread runs through all films with the participation of Chow. The desire to easily achieve success by not the most honest means quickly passes, since the awareness of the fragility of such dubious happiness prevails. To some, such simple truths will seem bland. But it just doesn't mean bad. The simpler, the more accessible to any viewer. Is this not the main purpose not only of cinema, but also of all kinds of art?
In any case, even if you are not fans of Stephen Chow, this comedy is worth watching if only because it will bring an hour and a half of lightness, spontaneity and positivity to the confusion of your lives.
10 out of 10