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This post will be as serious as this movie, which means, it won’t be serious at all.

“From Vegas to Macau” recently had it’s US debut at the New York Asian Film Festival in Lincoln Center. It was originally released this year for Chinese New Year, which usually means it’s meant to be entertaining and as flashy as any casino in Macau or the Vegas strip, and as long as you come into it with this kind of mentality, you will not be disappointed.

This is the first time since the original God of Gamblers have director Wong Jing and actor Chow Yun Fat worked together and after said 25 year hiatus, this is the result.

The story follows a 2 cousins (Nic Tse, nicknamed “Cool”) and a father (all three combined with a Robinhood complex), a professional gambler and his daughter pulled into a plot by government agents who are trying to take down an underworld mastermind bent on defeating the great Ken (played by Chow Yun Fat) who has supposedly never lost at anything.

From sight gags, occasional frat boy humor, and plays straight out of the first tomb raider film, with homages to the original God of Gamblers movie, “From Vegas to Macau” combines lunacy with gambling, losing the original cool factor of the first film.

So what about the gambling?  There are some baccarat, craps, mah jong moments, and a pretty ridiculous card shuffling scene that, I believe, defy several known laws of gravity.

If you are unfamiliar with Chow Yun Fat’s comedic work (yes, he does have a small body of comedic work – and NOT as the straight man), then this will really throw you for a loop.

Right now From Vegas to Macau is only available on DVD on Amazon.  You can find clips of the movie online available on YouTube, but none of the streaming services presently carry it.

If you’re interested in some light-hearted Chow Yun Fat work, and don’t mind paying the $15, then this movie maybe up your alley.