Lloyd (Jordan Chan Siu-Chun) is Flying Dragon's cousin (Chin Kar-Lok). Flying Dragon is not a good gambler, but he does it anyway and is now in to some heavy debt with gangsters.
Lloyd returns from America in time to bail out his hapless cousin, and because his late mother left him with a Jade pendant, Lloyd's luck is extremely good.
No matter what the situation, Lloyd always wins at Mahjong,
... so Flying Dragon takes him around to gambling houses in order to win big money to pay off his debt.
Lloyd is cute, innocent, and naive ~ so when he meets Peggy (Rain Li), and falls for her, he gives up the lucky Jade pendant easily.
Of course, Peggy isn't who she really seems, and she gives the pendant to Lloyd's nemesis, Mahjong master Scott (Eric Kot), whom she is engaged to marry.
I watched this ONLY because Jordan Chan stars, and not for the content.
Apparently, there are more Mahjong movies out there, and a majority of the reviews aren't favorable.
I thought that it was a silly movie, but I've also come to the realization that a lot of silly movies hail from Hong Kong!
Silly, straight-forward, outlandish, sappy, brutal, graphic, or intense ... what difference does it make if a guy you're in love with is the star?!
There were funny scenes, ridiculous moments, actual serious parts, and so on, so what's not to like ~ and how can you not expect weirdness from a movie that centers around Mahjong?
I like to play the game on my PC,
... but I suppose that's a lot different from the actual, Chinese version that Jordan was so good at in Bet 2 Basic.
I wouldn't mind learning how to play that game, either, but it'd probably be a lifetime before I figured out exactly what to do, so I probably won't bother.
One, more screen shot, and the movie trailer is below.
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