The Royal Scoundrel
1991 [CN]
Action / Comedy / Crime

Plot summary
Beach Boy is a maverick cop whose unorthodox and incompetent ways are frowned upon by his uptight superiors. His inept partner Mr. Chow isn't much help, and is more concerned with taking care of his many, many children. On a routine stakeout, Beach Boy and Mr. Chow rescue a lovely Mainland girl named Ah Yuk, who was previously abused by her criminal uncle.
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Routine Hong Kong Police comedy, with early roles for future Hong Kong Stars Leung and Chien-Lien.
Weak comedy
I wasn't really a fan of this typical Hong Kong comedy, which stars Tony Leung in a role which seems tailor made for Stephen Chow, although even with his presence I don't think it would have been much cop. Leung plays a flamboyant, womanising cop who seems to have to look after a million or so kids until a beautiful woman appears in his life. The comedy is routine, the laughs are thin on the ground and it's very hard to really know what this is all about because there's very little going on. Leung does have a natural charisma, but the script doesn't give him a chance to shine as he did in the likes of HARD-BOILED.