Synopsis: In the 1970s, Hong Kong's rapacious landlords try to evict 72 tenants but sworn brothers Ha Kung (Eric Tsang) and Shek Kin (Jacky Cheung) helped the group of 72 defeat the landlord and landlady and coincidentally rescue Siu To Hung (Anita Yuen) from a planned forced marriage. When both sworn brothers fall for Siu To Hung and propose to her, she flips a coin and Ha wins her hand in marriage. The sworn brothers become sworn enemies and Shek's hatred fuels intense rivalry against Ha in business dealings. They continue to clash in 2010 and are in competition in the busiest street in the city, which is still home to the 72 tenants. [Source: Yahoo! Singapore Movies].
If only Singapore Media Authority allow the show to release in Cantonese and avoid the dubbing over in Chinese, I could have enjoyed the movie more. It was pretty distracting at first when the Chinese subtitles did not match the voices that was said in the movie, but nevertheless, I get used to it after a while. This movie shows a good combination of the events that had happened in Hong Kong and the director did a good job poking fun at it, making references to 叶问, the acid throwing incident and even 雪狼湖! A good movie to start your day with a smile.
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Rate: 7/10
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