An actor takes a room in a bleak apartment building and tries to commit suicide. He is discovered and saved. Then a lot of mysterious things happen connected with ghosts, vampires, old crimes and new crimes. Then it ends with the revelation that it all took place in the actor's head while dying. A rather let down of a conclusion as the film has lots of atmosphere and great visual style but not as enjoyable as the old Mr. Vampire films to which it pays homage.
I found the acting to be very good .Siu-Ho Chin as the actor, veteran Richard Ng as Tung, Fat Chung as a magician and Anthony Chan as the vampire hunter. Particularly good are the two main female actors; Kara Hui as the traumatised mother and Hee Ching Paw as nice Auntie Mui who gets more desperate and violent as the film unwinds but only because she doesn't want to be left alone.
High on atmosphere then but a bit lacking in plot.
I found the acting to be very good .Siu-Ho Chin as the actor, veteran Richard Ng as Tung, Fat Chung as a magician and Anthony Chan as the vampire hunter. Particularly good are the two main female actors; Kara Hui as the traumatised mother and Hee Ching Paw as nice Auntie Mui who gets more desperate and violent as the film unwinds but only because she doesn't want to be left alone.
High on atmosphere then but a bit lacking in plot.