I watched this when I meant to watch another movie that someone said translates to God of Gamblers. I didn't really trust them or believe the comment I should say but I took a chance cause I couldn't find the other movie by it's original title.Anyway. I gave this movie a chance as if it were the right one I wanted to see, but I couldn't stand it. We all know one of the main characters in this movie is a famous actor, and he is good looking and suave but not really a super-great actor in my opinion. He is just so-so. More importantly the movie here feels SLOW. The gambling scenes in the opening with the Mah Jong and Dice game are so slow that I thought it was to build tension because I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt, but even if that were the case it is inexcusably slow because there isn't much tension in the movie and I can predict that the main character will win EVERY time. So the long scenes are inexcusable because there is no suspense in them. Only a waste of time.I could not stand watching this movie and shut it off half way through because it is so predictable and not funny or enjoyable to watch in any way. The ONE good thing I will say about this is that there is a 1-2 minute fight on the subway that I liked watching. That is all.

I am a massive fan of East Asian cinema. Having watched over 1,400 such films and having heard of God of Gamblers and reading the IMDb reviews, I was expecting an enjoyable film. In addition, I was excited to see Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau play off of each other.After the opening sequence the viewer will recognize that this film explores wildly unrealistic outcomes for the benefit of entertainment value – and it works for about 20 minutes. At that point this viewer was thoroughly hooked.Afterwards, my enjoyment was severely crippled when Chow's character loses his memory and starts acting like a brainless halfwit. Seriously, he acts like a mentally retarded 5-year-old who likes chocolate. Now don't misunderstand me – I love chocolate too, but to see Chow Yun Fat munching on cocoa bars while acting the imbecile does not qualify as cinematic entertainment. Five minutes after this plot development was introduced, I was praying that Chow would snap out of it very quickly.I apparently should have known better. This stupid plot line drags on for 75 friggin' minutes and single-handedly destroys the entire film. It should not be surprising that the screenplay was written by Jing Wong, who gave us the utterly overrated piece of crap-infested garbage known as Kung Fu Mahjong (2005) and other subpar efforts like Moving Targets (2004), My Schoolmate the Barbarian (2001), The Duel (2000), Naked Killer (1992), as well as other superlative pieces of trash like Naked Weapon (2002) and Her Name Is Cat (1998). His only good script was Casino Raiders (1989), but then again, even a broken clock is right twice a day.The fact is simply that Jing couldn't come up with good material, so he made Chow Yun Fat a certifiable lunatic who does lots of stupid things that have no comedic value whatsoever. It's much easier than coming up with a clever screenplay.I'm truly perplexed at the raving reviews of God of Gamblers here. Does everyone really enjoy seeing Chow Yun Fat act like an annoying retard for 75 minutes? It's simply unbearable.

All I can say is WOW! This movie has it all. There is action, comedy, drama, suspense. I have never seen a movie combine all elements as well as this one. I've seen about 10,000 movies in my life and this one rates in the top 5. It is that great! Chow Yun Fat is brilliant and certainly would have deserved an Oscar if this film had a proper US release. His comic genius is present in all aspects of his character. The supporting cast does a fine job, but he is the God of Actors and not just the God of Gamblers. The direction is superb as well. The timing, the camera angles and the music make this movie an absolute pleasure to watch. I just finished watching the DVD and will order the remainder of the series as soon as I'm finished typing here. WATCH THIS FILM!

This is an amazing all round film containing just the right amounts of comedy, drama and gunplay.Although the Uk edition of VHS suffers terrible subtitling it is still a must see.