The gimmick: The life and achievements of an upwardly mobile gangster; a mysterious bigshot who runs into his childhood sweetheart, now married. Both protagonists are the same person, 20 years apart.
This film doesn't work: Gatsby depends on how little we know of his climb to fortune; GONY depends on how insecure the gangster's career feels.
Skip: Premise already fails; Chow puts in one of his most lazy ham acts in a while. A shame for someone who started out as an Asian Mastrioanni.
Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 2 January 2013.
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