The Diary of a Big Man
1988 [CN]
Comedy / Romance
6.7/10
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Plot summary
A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his bigamy. The unwanted intervention of a police officer as well as a series of unfortunate events lead to the wives discovery of the whole plot. They team up with Chi Hung's exasperated fiancée, Ka Lai, to exact revenge upon the two men.
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Movie Reviews
This is a good example of a Chow Yun Fat comedy
Funny and enjoyable romantic comedy...
I had the opportunity to sit down here in 2022 and watch the 1988 romantic comedy "Dai cheung foo yat gei" (aka "The Diary of a Big Man"). I hadn't even heard about this movie prior to sitting down to watch it, so I wasn't sure what I was in for here. But it being a Hong Kong movie that I hadn't already seen was more than sufficient to make me watch it.
And I have to say that writers Philip Cheng and Man Fai Ng actually did manage to transcend the usual late 1980s stereotypical formula of romantic comedies that was spewed out from the Hong Kong cinema. The storyline was funny and rather well-written. And running at almost an hour and a half, there wasn't a single dull moment throughout the course of the movie.
There were a good amount of laughs and funny situations throughout the course of "Dai cheung foo yat gei".
The movie is made all the more watchable and enjoyable by the performances of Chow Yun-Fat, Joey Wang and Sally Yeh. There was a good all-round performance from the entire cast, and the movie also have the likes of Fui-On Shing and Kent Cheng on the cast list.
If you enjoy the romantic comedies from the late 1980s and early 1990s that came out of Hong Kong, then you most certainly will also enjoy the 1988 movie from director Yuen Chor.
My rating of "Dai cheung foo yat gei" lands on a six out of ten stars.