The King of Comedy // Stephen Chow {Movie}

The story of an out-of-work actor / acting coach who sabotages himself by being a terrible extra, and the hostess club worker who goes to him for acting lessons.  

Why I'm watching
Movie night with friends… theoretically bad movie night, but more along the lines of confusing movie night. Plex pulled it in wrong, so Dan was pushing for it because he was expecting a different movie.

Where I got the movie
Sitting on Alan’s server for who knows how long.

Expectations
None, really. I was advised that it was something like Shaolin Soccer (same director).

So how was it?

Well, that was pretty random. It follows an aspiring actor who fails miserably at being an extra, teaches acting for free, and makes pretty much every wrong choice possible. He keeps getting kicked out of his extra roles when he “gets into his character” and tries to steal the spotlight. His love interest is a club hostess, looking to become a better actress for College Girl Night. She gets beat up ; he eventually makes it big, then fails. Then he’s briefly an undercover cop. They get together. Then… suddenly cans of Pringles, and a huge crowd outside their little theater for some reason?

Recommendation
If you’re looking for a little bit of recreational cognitive dissonance...

Feels
Satirical and random (no, no sporks involved).

Favorites
The Jackie Chan cameo, the main character nagging zombie-like extras, and the hugging gag.

Least favorites
They pretty clearly had no idea how to end it.