Mr. Boo meets Pom Pom (1985)

	Also Known As: Ji yung sam bo (original)
	Year of first release: 1985
	Director: Ma Wu
	Actors: Michael Hui (Teppaniyaki, Chicken and Duck Talk), Richard Ng, John Sham
	Country: HK
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 24.06.2013, DVD, 32" TV
Synopsis: Two mediocre cops (Ng & Sham) call for the help of the clever Inspector Boo (Hui) to solve a jewelry robbing case. Doing so, Mr. Boo discovers that his wife is cheating and will get obsessed by the lover who is also the jewelry shop owner.
Review: I wrote about the background of Michael Hui in the review of Teppaniyaki, the other film that was sold in DVD as double feature with this Mr. Boo meets Pom Pom. It is not easy to follow this movie: the story is very confused and only after half the movie the makers made up their mind and decided to turn it into a cheating-wife / jalous husband story. People are talking a lot and very fast, and the jokes are very "slapstick", but all in all the movie is pretty boring and not funny, except for some stunts towards the end. Image and sound quality are also quite poor in this French DVD edition. Not recommended for people who want to discover this kind of cinema: they would quickly be discouraged! The recent box set of three films directed by Michael Hui is probably a better choice.
Rating: 2 /10