One Nite In Mongkok - 旺角黑夜 [2004]

**Penny** · #1 (**permalink**) 16-02-2007, 02:24 AM

Title: One Nite In Mongkok
Released: 2004
Director: Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Producer: Henry Fong Ping
Writer: Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Action: Chin Kar-Lok

Casts:
Daniel Wu
Cecilia Cheung
Alex Fong
Chin Kar-Lok
Ken Wong
Anson Leung
Lam Chi-Kok
Ng Shui-Ting
Cynthia Ho
Sam Lee
Lau Shek-Yin
Lam Suet
Henry Fong Ping
Elena Kong
Bau Hei-Jing
Peng Wai-On
Austin Wai
Monica Chan
Cha Yuen-Yee

Synopsis:
No matter if Derek Yee takes multiple year long breaks between his directorial gigs or short ones, he'll still remain one of the most reliable profiles the Hong Kong film industry has, despite only 9 directed movies since his debut in 1985 with the bleak masterpiece The Lunatics. Yee turns his face away completely from last year's award winning drama Lost In Time and returns to edgier filmmaking, akin to what we saw in his early films, with One Nite In Mongkok.

A petty conflict between youth-triads Franky (Sam Lee) and Tiger leads to a fatal car crash, with the latter as the casualty. The boss of Tiger, Tim, in a confrontation with Franky's head Carl (the film's producer Henry Fong), not only wipes out Franky but also contacts Liu (Lam Suet) to employ a Mainland killer to take out Carl. The one choosen for that job is Mainlander Lai Fu (Daniel Wu). Through circumstances occurring at the same hotel as his, Lai Fu hooks up with fellow Mainlander Dan Dan (Cecilia Cheung), a prostitute that leads him around Mongkok in search of the actual primary target, his girlfriend Sue, also one that's ended up as a street girl. Catching wind of this plan to take out Carl is the Mongkok stationed police force, led by scarred cop Milo (Alex Fong) and the hunt is therefore on...

Awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards 2005:
Best Director (Derek Yee)
Best Screenplay (Derek Yee)

Nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards 2005:
Best Picture
Best Actor (Alex Fong)
Best Actor (Daniel Wu)
Best Actress (Cecilia Cheung)
Best Cinematography (Keung Kwok-Man)
Best Editing (Cheung Ka-Fai)
Best Action Choreography (Chin Ka-Lok)
Best Original Film Score (Peter Kam)
Best Sound Design (Nip Gei-Wing & Chan Tsun-Bong)

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**naxus** · #2 (**permalink**) 16-02-2007, 11:41 AM

wow, it got a lot awards huh? i should watch it then

anyone care to share?

**realslow** · #3 (**permalink**) 28-02-2007, 01:06 PM

actually this is one of the better movies by Derek Yee even though I dont really like the ending of it. Daniel Wu was good here and one of his more serious movies (compared to those fluff he usually acted in)

**Dimyim** · #4 (**permalink**) 08-03-2007, 01:00 AM

I agree with realslow.... I didn't particularly care for the ending either. It was an alright movie though.

**dragonx311** · #5 (**permalink**) 20-04-2007, 11:17 PM

i also thought the movie was ok .. and them awards sure surprised me

**beckham** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 06:37 AM

really a suspense movie
the plot quite good as well
worth to watch oso

**coco** · #7 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 07:01 PM

I'm not sure I liked it. Perhaps the theme of triad, killer, prostitutes, poor people, illegal immigrants have really been overworked. I didn't think Daniel Wu was that great nor the movie itself.