6.2 /10 1 Votes
2.8/5 Vudu Simplified 流氓医生 Cantonese Lau Man Ji Sang Produced by Lee Chi-ngai Director Chi-Ngai Lee Music director Eugene Pao | 6.9/10 IMDb Traditional 流氓醫生 Mandarin Liú Máng Yī Shēng Directed by Lee Chi-ngai Initial release 19 September 1998 (Japan) Box office 16.83 million HKD Screenplay Chi-Ngai Lee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mack the Knife, also known as Dr. Mack, is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Lee Chi-ngai, based on the manga Dr. Kumahige by Buronson and Takumi Nagaysu. The film stars Tony Leung, Sean Lau, Alex To, Christy Chung, Andy Hui, Hilary Tsui and Gigi Leung in her debut film role.
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Mack the knife new orleans 1995
Plot
Dr. Mack Lau (Tony Leung) is a cynical person on the surface, but he is actually very delicate and has a strong insight of the world. He despises the injustice of the health care system and runs his own clinic in a red-light district. Indulged in medical science, Mack possess superior medical skills and is passionate in treating underprivileged citizens. Among his patients include a brave policeman, Chiu (Sean Lau), his neighbor prostitutes and so on. Aside from healing his patient's wounds, Mack is also willing to listen to their thoughts and become their friend. However, Mack was later framed by his old friend and medical classmate, Roger Law (Alex To), and must face the crisis of his doctor's license being revoked.
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Critical
LoveHKFilm gave the film a positive review praising Lee Chi-ngai's direction and script as "sophisticated" and "affecting" as well as Tony Leung's performance. Hong Kong Film Net gave the film a score of 6 out of 10 praising the characters but criticizing the lack of story. So Good Reviews praised the performances of Leung and Sean Lau, but criticizes the lack of impact in the story.
Box office
The film grossed HK$16,832,931 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 17 February to 22 March 1995.