The Tricky Master (1999)

Original title

千王之王2000

Directed by

Wong Jing

Genre

crime film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

IIA

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police detective wants a promotion so he spies on a famous con-artist. He gets tricked and loses his job. Then he asks a master con-artist to teach him how to be a con-artist so he can get revenge.

goofylightheartedfast-pacedplayfulwittyenergeticsillycomedicmischievous

What happens

The Tricky Master (千王之王2000) is a 1999 Hong Kong crime comedy film directed by Wong Jing. The film is set in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. A police detective requests work on a major case, in hopes of a promotion. He is assigned with spying on a high-profile con-artist, and he loses his job when he is tricked by his subject. The disgraced detective then requests lessons in becoming a con-artist by an experienced master of the trade, as he seeks revenge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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