One More Chance (2005 Singaporean film)
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| Screenplay by | Ho Hee Ann |
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| Edited by | Delcie Poh |
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Production company | J Team Productions |
| Distributed by | Golden Village Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Languages | English Mandarin Hokkien |
| Budget | $1,100,000 |
One More Chance (Chinese: 三个好人), is a 2005 Singaporean comedy drama film directed by Jack Neo, Michael Woo and Nan Sing Toh.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]Chin Wu Huang, the head of an investment company is arrested for fraud. In jail, he is put in the same cell as compulsive gambler Ong Beng Kuang and serial housebreaker Goh Chun Hwee. When he is released, he struggles to get a job.
Cast
[edit]- Mark Lee as Chin Wu Huang[4]
- Marcus Chin as Ong Beng Kuang[5]
- Henry Thia as Goh Chun Hwee[5]
- Apple Hong as Bee Poh[6]
- Lina Ng[4]
- Chen Hong[6]
- Megan Zheng[6] as Chin Xiaowei
Release
[edit]The film released in theatres in Singapore on 2 September 2005.[4][7]
Reception
[edit]Li Yiyun of Lianhe Zaobao rated the film three-and-a-half stars for entertainment and two-and-a-half stars for art.[8] Lin Zengyin of Lianhe Wanbao rated the film three stars out of five.[9] Ngiam Ying Lan of The Business Times rated the film C, writing "It's understandable that box-office receipts is the foremost consideration for Neo, easily Singapore's most prolific filmmaker. But what's regrettable is this run-of-the-mill superficial layering of toilet humour and glib coffeeshop chatter, with no payoff in sight. The ending is so lamentably literal one wonders if Neo ever gets tired of rehashing what's already been flogged to death in countless classroom debates and periodic public controversies."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 李亦筠 (31 August 2005). "新樟宜监狱里开记者会 投资商闻"监狱"色变 《三个好人》差点难产". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- ^ 李亦筠 (31 August 2005). "《三个好人》监狱取景 李国煌陈建彬辉哥 剃光头住牢房". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- ^ 洪铭铧 (6 September 2005). "《三个好人》《伴我行》 对社会大爱的轻重口味". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- ^ a b c Leow, Gregory (1 September 2005). "Chance encounters with ex-cons". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ a b c Ngiam, Ying Lam (9 September 2005). "More of the same in One More Chance". The Business Times. Singapore.
- ^ a b c Lin, Ziyu (27 May 2005). "Ex-jailbirds take flight in new film". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ 林增盈 (30 August 2005). "梁智强新片《三个好人》创记录 成首部获准 新樟宜监狱取镜本土电影". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
- ^ 李亦筠 (3 September 2005). "《三个好人》(One More Chance)". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- ^ 林增盈 (11 September 2005). "影评". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.