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Still, her character at least has a defined arc of enlightenment, something which can’t really be said for Cool’s son or his teacher who seem to wander onto the frame just to give a chance for Cool to espouse. She’s the epitome of a possessive female character and initiates some rather brutally inane schemes in order to gain back her former man.

The other actors involved are functional in their limited roles although Karen Mok’s jilted lover is very one dimensional. It might not exactly be a groundbreaking concept but here it’s done all the while grounded in reality and not some cockamamie epiphany where our hero switches gears for no apparent reason.

Too bad the rest of the movie fails to even register a heartbeat. Cool, Ekin Cheng finally rises to the occasion with his superb turn as a former triad leader who desires to retire to a life of anonymity. Ekin Cheng has been largely vilified by many for being in the pretty boy but lousy acting category, a label that has stuck like crazy glue although he’s perhaps the most well known Hong Kong actor (still only in HK films) of the past few years due to his involvement with high-profile movies like The Storm Riders, A Man Named Hero or Legend of Zu. Granted, Hollywood can also be labeled guilty in this manner but the talent pool available is undeniably larger meaning more thespians can and will be used primarily for their skill not their appearance. It didn’t matter if a lamp post or ape gave a more gripping performance since it would still not be hired by anyone in Hong Kong. The knock against Hong Kong thespians has always been that they are chosen primarily for their looks rather than skill.

Goodbye mr cool indonesian subtitle young