Top Chinese funny men Xiao Shenyang and Zhao Benshan return with period set comedy “Just Call me Nobody”, poking fun at costume epics through the adventures of a lowly shoemaker who bumbles and fumbles his way through the martial arts world. With the twosome recently having been on screens together in Zhang Yimou’s “A Simple Noodle Story”, this time around Xiao takes the lead role while Zhao also acts as producer, the film directed by Taiwanese helmer Chu Yen Ping (“Kung Fu Dunk”). As well as the headlining humorists, the film also has a vast and high profile supporting cast, which includes Kelly Lin (“Reign of Assassins”), Benny Chen, industry veterans Jacky Wu, Eric Tsang, Wong Yat Fei, Leung Ka Yan and others. The film also received a boost in the form of acclaimed action choreographer Ching Siu Tung (“A Chinese Ghost Story”), whose martial arts scenes helped propel...
- 8/25/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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