Wednesday, November 16, 2005


after constant bugging,i finally got to watch the movie 1 more chance, the latest movie by jack neo. the story is basically abt 3 ex convicts, huang,hui,guang who are sentence to jail for fraud, stealing, illegal gamblng respectively. anw in jail, they become gd friends and when they are out, they swear nvr to go back to their old ways and start life anew.

huang has a daughter whom he had nvr carried b4 in her life and when he is released, his daughter is al grown up and he struggles to make up lost time wth her. thinking upon his releas frm prison,he wld finally have a happy family, he is shocked when he finds out tt his belived wife,bei poh has a new boyfriend,mike. also his efforts to be a gd father comes to nothing as mei bao refuses to let gim fetch her home frm school aft xiao wei(his daughter) is being mocked by her friends for having an ex-convict as her father. while mikeis a rich person, huang is an ex jailbrd wth no decent job. he struggles to fight against mike for mei bao's love. huang also struggles to find a job as he is an ex convict.

hui has been in and out of jail since young for stealing and his mother has seemingly given up on him. he is shcked to find his mother in a old folks home when his rich brother can take care of her easily. his mother thinks he is his brother and demands to stay in his bungalow. desperate to fufill his mother's last wish, he enlists the help of huang and guang and they sneak into mike's bungalow while he is away on a buisiness trip to make her happy.what happened aft the whole incident really touched me and almost made me cry

guang swore nvr to gamble again but temptations got the better of him and he once again ends up being in heavy debt and for the firts time he really regret it...

admist the relentless humour in story, the movie also has its touching moments that almost made me cry. this is a true acct on the life ex convict face aft jail. 1 line that really struck me was
“我曾经坐过牢,但是哪有怎么样?"yea, so wat if some1 had gone to jail, if he is willing to change, society shld accept him and not shun him. in modern society today, ex convicts are often discriminated by others and they find it hard to get a job. this movie by far is the best and most realistic since i not stupid in all of jack neo's shows. those who nvr watch shld seriously go and rent, u wont regret it.

rating : 4.5/5

Twistin' at 7:04 PM