Mrs K (2016)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Ho Yuhang
	Actors: Kara Wai,Wu Bai, Siow Li Xuan, Simon Yam
	Country: MAL, HK
	Genre: Action, Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 24.04.2017, Teatro Nuovo, FEFF2017, Cantonese/Mandarin/Malay with English subtitle
Synopsis: K (Wai) lives in the suburbs of a big city with her daughter (Xuan) and her husband (Bai). She left Hong-Kong and has a nice family life. When her daughter is kidnapped by her former robbery partner (Yam), she has to reveal and revive her past.
Review: One surprising thing in the movie could be the many actors from Hong-Kong and also the story-line very inspired from the kung-fu movies of the 70s and 80s. But usually it was not the daughter who is kidnapped or killed or threatened but rather the sister, the mother or so. The introduction scene in which Mrs K kicks the ass of three young thieves but ends in a funny situation and off-the-wall dialogues reminds me the style of Jackie Chan in the 90s.  Then the question is What makes all this HK influence in a Malaysian movie?! Ok, Malaysia may have a lot of migrants from China and HK, so that the Malaysian market would like the movie. But it is the director Ho Yuhang who got these influences and gets inspired by it and it is something I noticed in the FEFF2017 more than in any other. This will deserve a dedicated Article...  The choreography is not necessarily the best point in the movie but quite impressive to see Kara Wai fighting. The dialogues and the situations are really cool. Both risky and thrilling on the one hand and with totally unexpected and thus funny dialogues on the other hand.  The idea of the movie is great but the realisation needs still some maturity. Let's see the next movie by Ho Yuhang.
Rating: 4 /10