Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

Synopsis

“Happy Go Lucky” seeks to tackle the issue of gambling in a light-hearted yet touching manner. Hardcore gambler, Hock Lee Poh (Richard Low) is an ardent believer of Feng Shui, but is always down on his luck. His eldest daughter Donna (Patricia Mok), though petty and calculative, spends all her time and money on lavish nightlife and hunky social escorts – till she loses everything in the end. Fu Xin (Fann Wong), Poh’s illegitimate second daughter is born at an extremely inauspicious hour and thus labeled as the “jinx” of the family. However, Fu Xin actually is a surreptitious ‘Lucky Star’ who always manages to turn unfavourable conditions into favourable ones. Fu Xin sacrifices a lot for the family. And in a twist of fate and luck, she unexpectedly helps Poh to win a hefty sum of money. Meanwhile, Poh and Donna find themselves stranded along the streets of Cambodia in a failed attempt to recoup their losses at the gambling tables.

Official Site: NA

Singapore Release Date: 4th March 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 103 minutes

Ratings: PG

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Fann Wong, Richard Low, Patricia Mok, Lau Leng Leng, Marcus Chin

Crew: Director (Harry Yap)

The Trailer

The Review

Seeing this is just like watching a local drama series, but just longer, being a feature film that it is.

It’s the usual local cast portraying their typical stereotypes roles.

Fann Wong plays the good girl, Patricia Mok is still the annoying ‘Ah Lian’ and Richard Low the loud uncle.

Without stepping out of their acting comfort zone, although slightly entertaining, and always wonderful to watch pretty Fann, this film was a passe for me.

The Good

• Excellent music selection
• A movie that teaches about the perils of gambling

The Bad

• Simple boring plot
• Film could be shorter in length, redundant scenes

Editor’s Ratings