Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose
(1989)
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Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose
(1989)
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Jackie Chan | ... | ||
Anita Mui | ... |
Luming Yang
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Ya-Lei Kuei | ... |
Madam Kao
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Chun Hsiung Ko | ... |
Tiger
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Ma Wu | ... |
Uncle Hai
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Bill Tung | ... |
Tung
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Kenny Bee | ... |
Reporter #1
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Anthony Carpio | ... |
One of Tiger Lo's men
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Anthony Chan | ... |
Reporter #2
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Ching-Wan Chan |
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Joanna Chan |
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Kwok Kuen Chan | ... |
Chen Wah's Man
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Sai-Tang Chan | ... | |
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Tat-Kwong Chan | ... | |
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Wai-Yue Chan | ... |
Lady Rose's Friend
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Jackie Chan's Hong Kong variation of Frank Capra's "A Pocketful of Miracles" set in the 1930s. Jackie plays a country boy who rescues a gang boss. Jackie becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. Jackie and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old rose-seller when her daughter comes to visit, all this while battling a rival gang. Written by Ronald Strong <rs080455@pacbell.net>
The first thing I noticed about this film is that it seems to star everyone who ever made a movie in Hong Kong; I seemed to spend the entire movie going 'oooh, it's Yuen Biao!' (or whoever). Plotwise, it's typical early Jackie Chan; frenetic action sequences punctuated by high farce. As in a lot of his early stuff, the farce can be a bit excruciating, but not so much that you'll feel obliged to hit fast-forward. The action sequences, while interesting, aren't as spectacular as in his later movies; the movie seems to try to be more of a plot-driven movie (and much as I love Jackie Chan, these aren't really his strong points). If for some bizarre reason you aren't yet a Jackie Chan fan, you'll probably want to check out Armor of God or Project A first. If I'm preaching to the converted, you'll find Oiji merrily passes an hour and a half, but it's by no means a masterpiece. It's got Anita Mui, though. She always makes a movie watchable.