Film Reviews - Monday, March 24, 2008 8:47 - 1 Comment

The Prodigal Son (1982)

Director: Sammo Hung

Starring: Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying, Frankie Chan, Sammo Hung

Featuring: Dick Wei, Chung Fat, Wei Pai, James Tien

The Prodigal Son is regarded by many as Sammo Hung’s best directorial work. In a career that has spawned over thirty years and encompassed classics like Pedicab Driver and Dragons Forever, that’s no small praise. The film certainly has an abundance of well-crafted action — in fact, it’s some of the best old-school stuff I’ve seen. But, in my opinion, The Prodigal Son is let down a bit by a somewhat pedestrian plot and dopey comedy.

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